Inner Beauty
“Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!”
--From the final hymn in the Psalter
Psalm 150: 6
The rhythm of another week begins. Freedom’s songs have been sung and played. They will continue to be heard as long as we continue to give attention to the tasks of liberty that our ancestors envisioned. Just ten days weeks ago we gazed at fireworks exploding before our eyes and beheld their awesome grandeur. Today provides an opportunity to look inward and allow the fireworks of spirit renewal to create an inner beauty that rivals the magnificence of that which we saw recently. To help us in achieving this, I share with you this prayer by Caitlin Matthews, found in one of the new books on my shelf, Prayers for Healing.
From the depths of holy silence,
I give thanks for the joy and energy of life.
May all beings enjoy the vitality of their existence.
I remember all that suffer great pain and long-term illness,
especially (add names).
May the Healer of Hurts breathe balm and restoration into all wounded lives.
May all negative, angry and harmful attitudes,
especially my (add what you need to)
that I harbor within me be transformed into new available life.
The dance of a summer day calls my steps:
May I respond to the rhythm and melody of its music.
--Ben Keckler
07.14.08
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