Prayer for Tuesday

O our Father, the Sky, hear us
and make us strong.

O our Mother the Earth, hear us
and give us support.

O Spirit of the East,
send us your Wisdom.

O Spirit of the South,
may we tread your path of life.

O Spirit of the West,
may we always be ready for the long journey.

O Spirit of the North,
purify us with your cleansing winds.

(Souix Prayer)

The Great Spirit is in all things, he is in the air we breathe. The Great Spirit is our Father, but the Earth is our Mother. She nourishes us, that which we put into the ground she returns to us….
~Bedagi (Big Thunder), Wabanaki Algonquin

Today’s Affirmation:

“I understand and aid those who have less than me at all times.”

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

Prayer for Monday (Memorial Day)

Eternal God,
Creator of years, of centuries,
Lord of whatever is beyond time,
Maker of all species and master of all history –
How shall we speak to you
from our smallness and inconsequence?
Except that you have called us to worship you
in spirit and in truth;
You have dignified us with loves and loyalties;
You have lifted us up with your loving-kindness.
Therefore we are bold to come before you without groveling
[though we sometimes feel that low]
and without fear
[though we are often anxious].
We sing with spirit and pray with courage
because you have dignified us;
You have redeemed us from the aimlessness
of things’ going meaninglessly well.
God, lift the hearts of those
for whom this holiday is not just diversion,
but painful memory and continued deprivation.
Bless those whose dear ones have died
needlessly, wastefully [as it seems]
in accident or misadventure.
We remember with compassion those who have died
serving their countries
in the futility of combat.
There is none of us but must come to bereavement and separation,
when all the answers we are offered
fail the question death asks of each of us.
We believe that you will provide for us
as others have been provided with the fulfillment of
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”

(Rev. Dick Kozelka (ret), First Congregational Church of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN)

Today’s Affirmation:

“God watches over me and protects me.”

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

Prayer for Sunday (The Ascension of Bahá’u'lláh)

Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God!
I entreat Thee, by Thy signs that have encompassed the entire creation,
and by the light of Thy countenance
that hath illuminated all that are in heaven and on earth,
and by Thy mercy that hath surpassed all created things,
and by Thy grace that hath suffused the whole universe,
to rend asunder the veils that shut me out from Thee,
that I may hasten unto the Fountain-Head of Thy mighty inspiration,
and to the Day-Spring of Thy Revelation and bountiful favors,
and may be immersed beneath the ocean of Thy nearness and pleasure.

(Bahá’u'lláh)

Today’s Affirmation:

“I see the world with a child-like delight.”

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