Prayer for Wednesday

The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.
~ Richard Bach

Thank you God for giving me another day, another chance to become a better individual, another chance to give and experience love. Thank you God for giving me health, for the food you provide, for the awareness you have awaken in me.
Thank you for the energy that feeds my soul, the sun that warms our bodies and the air that fills our lungs.
Because of you I believe in the good without the bad and the ugly, because of you I am learning to love and accept myself, because of you I believe in believing. My source, stay connected to me today and always, for I need you in order to fullfil my spiritual tasks.
God, show me how to love myself, to be able to love others. Help me become the type of person that I would like to befriend, help me forgive myself and forgive others.
God, make me a channel of your energy and help me understand. I thank you God for giving me another day, another unused opportunity to do it right. Keep us all close to you and listen to our prayers. Amen.

(OM_Tattoo; Source: Beliefnet.com)

This Week’s Affirmation:

“I transcend all limitations. I live in a limitless world.”

(For more on Affirmations, go to my Affirmations Page.)

 

Prayer for Tuesday

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact.
Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
~ Marcus Aurelius

The Gorsedd Prayer

Grant, O God, Thy protection;
And in protection, strength;
And in strength, understanding;
And in understanding, knowledge;
And in knowledge, the knowledge of justice;
And in the knowledge of justice, the love of it;
And in that love, the love of all existences;
And in the love of all existences, the love of God.
God and all goodness.

(Iolo Morganwg)

This Week’s Affirmation:

“I transcend all limitations. I live in a limitless world.”

(For more on Affirmations, go to my Affirmations Page.)

 

Prayer for Monday

Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs him down,
but a kind word cheers him up.
~ Proverbs 12:25

Father, we are grateful for the kindness and generosity you show us every day and we ask that you help us to see those around us in the same way you do – as loved and treasured people. Conform our hearts to be like yours and activate our hands by your Spirit at work within us so as to participate with you in showing kindness and generosity to others today.

(Unknown)

This Week’s Affirmation:

“I transcend all limitations. I live in a limitless world.”

(For more on Affirmations, go to my Affirmations Page.)

Prayer for Sunday (Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev)

Today is the Sikh commemoration of the Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev, 5th Sikh Guru. It is also Father’s Day in the US.

There is one awareness among all created beings.
None have been created without this awareness.
~ Sri Guru Granth Sahib

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
Where is That Door of Yours, and where is That Home, in which You sit and take care of all?
The Sound-current of the Naad vibrates there for You,
and countless musicians play all sorts of instruments there for You.
There are so many Ragas and musical harmonies to You;
so many minstrels sing hymns of You.
Wind, water and fire sing of You. The Righteous Judge of Dharma sings at Your Door.
Chitr and Gupt, the angels of the conscious and the subconscious
who keep the record of actions,
and the Righteous Judge of Dharma who reads this record, sing of You.
Shiva, Brahma and the Goddess of Beauty, ever adorned by You, sing of You.
Indra, seated on His Throne, sings of You, with the deities at Your Door.
The Siddhas in Samaadhi sing of You; the Saadhus sing of You in contemplation.
The celibates, the fanatics, and the peacefully accepting sing of You;
the fearless warriors sing of You.
The Pandits, the religious scholars who recite the Vedas,
with the supreme sages of all the ages, sing of You.
The Mohinis, the enchanting heavenly beauties who entice hearts in paradise,
in this world, and in the underworld of the subconscious, sing of You.
The celestial jewels created by You,
and the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, sing of You.
The brave and mighty warriors sing of You.
The spiritual heroes and the four sources of creation sing of You.
The worlds, solar systems and galaxies, created and arranged by Your Hand, sing of You.
They alone sing of You, who are pleasing to Your Will.
Your devotees are imbued with Your Sublime Essence.
So many others sing of You, they do not come to mind.
O Nanak, how can I think of them all?
That True Lord is True, forever True, and True is His Name.
He is, and shall always be. He shall not depart,
even when this Universe which He has created departs.
He created the world, with its various colors,
species of beings, and the variety of Maya.
Having created the creation, He watches over it Himself, by His Greatness.
He does whatever He pleases. No one can issue any order to Him.
He is the King, the King of kings, the Supreme Lord and Master of kings.
Nanak remains subject to His Will.

(first portion of the Rehraas Sahib)

This Week’s Affirmation:

“I transcend all limitations. I live in a limitless world.”

(For more on Affirmations, go to my Affirmations Page.)

Prayer for Saturday (Suijin Matsuri)

Today is the Shinto festival of Suijin Matsuri, honoring the Kami of Water.

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
~ St. Ambrose (340-397)

Prayer for Sister Water

We praise and thank You, Lord,
for the gift of living water.
Guide us to use it wisely,
learn from its humility,
consume it sparingly,
and protect its purity,
so that with St. Francis,
we may truly enjoy water.
Amen.

(Br. Cathal Duddy, OFM)

This Week’s Affirmation:

“I am One with God and all creation.”

(For more on Affirmations, go to my Affirmations Page.)

Prayer for Friday

Miracles are not contrary to nature,
but only contrary to what we know about nature.
~ St. Augustine

Too late have I loved you, O Beauty so ancient, O Beauty so new. Too late have I loved you! You were within me but I was outside myself, and there I sought you! In my weakness I ran after the beauty of the things you have made. You were with me, and I was not with you. The things you have made kept me from you – the things which would have no being unless they existed in you! You have called, you have cried, and you have pierced my deafness. You have radiated forth, you have shined out brightly, and you have dispelled my blindness. You have sent forth your fragrance, and I have breathed it in, and I long for you. I have tasted you, and I hunger and thirst for you. You have touched me, and I ardently desire your peace.

(St. Augustine, Confessions, X, 27, 38)

This Week’s Affirmation:

“I am One with God and all creation.”

(For more on Affirmations, go to my Affirmations Page.)

 

Prayer for Thursday (St. Anthony of Padua)

Today is the Christian feast of St. Anthony of Padua.

A man who was completely innocent,
offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies,
and became the ransom of the world.
It was a perfect act.
~ Mohandas “Mahatma” Gandhi

Dear Saint Anthony, you were prompt to fulfill all justice. You gave God and His creation the service He required from you. You respected other people’s rights and treated them with kindness and understanding. Saint Anthony, Zealous for Justice, teach me the beauty of this virtue. Make me prompt to fulfill all justice toward God and toward all creation.

(adapted from a prayer by the Franciscan Mission Associates)

This Week’s Affirmation:

“I am One with God and all creation.”

(For more on Affirmations, go to my Affirmations Page.)