VERY HELPFUL PRAYERS
A Prayer for Social Justice Dear God, you hold all people in your compassionate heart. You see all people through the eyes of love, knowing that we all have the same gifts of Spirit waiting to be revealed. Let your wisdom be my own when I feel afraid of others who seem different from me. Open my heart with compassion, filling me with understanding and acceptance of others and myself. I accept your strength to champion equality for all people, letting your love give me courage to see God dwelling within all people. A Prayer for Blessed Power Dear God, your power is my own. Your wisdom is my own. Your faith is my own. Your strength is my own. I am a blessed child of God, full of your infinite love and peace. I accept your blessings, your gift of life to become the light of God dwelling in human form. I accept your power to live in harmony by letting my inner heart guide my outer actions. Upon the will and light of Spirit, and so it is. A Prayer for Blessed Wholeness Dear God, you have blessed me with an amazing body through which I can experience life. I accept that my body is changing everyday, adapting to new circumstances so that I can live in a state of health and wholeness. I release my preconceived notions about what a normal body should look like. I accept that normal encompasses all body realities. I accept the power of my body to heal. I love my body, just as God loves me completely. And so it is. A Prayer for Blessed Abundance Lord, I remember my flowing heart of peace. Through the power you gave to me in the breath of life, I accept your abundance freely. I accept my free will to choose a life of peace. I accept your love to create experiences where I can explore my inner self through this outer world you made for me. I accept it all, knowing that love is the source of all the wonders of this world. I honor you, and my brothers and sisters in this abundant world of love. A Prayer for Blessed Faith Dear God, your heart of faith beats strongly within me. When I look up, I see reminders of you everywhere. I see the sun, nourishing all life on Earth. I see gentle rain, washing away my pain and fear. I see your creations, filled with the joy and wonder of your love. Faith, ever near, becomes me. A Prayer for Blessed Relationship Dear God, I hold your power of creation within. As you love me unconditionally, I may love another. As you allow me free will, I choose to create a spiritual union with another. I am whole and equal in my spiritual union. I seek divine wisdom to guide my choices and actions, always searching for the higher truth to elevate my relationship. And so it is. A Prayer for Blessed Road Dear God, as I walk the path you laid out for me, I hurt and have been hurt by others. Forgive me, God, giving me the power to forgive others. Let your power enlighten me, clarifying the situation. Bless my road of life with compassion and wisdom, helping me to walk in harmony with others. And so it is. A Prayer for Blessed Forgiveness Dear God, my heart is heavy with past burdens. I look to your light to guide me to peace in my heart. In this place of harmony, I remember my love for others. In love, I know that the peace of God exists in all people. I see your love and light in myself and in those who have hurt me. I let God's healing love wash this pain from my heart. I forgive myself and others, knowing that God holds forgiveness for all beings. Thank you, God, for blessing me with your grace. A Prayer for Blessed Compassion Dear God, I hold your power and strength in this moment to love all who have hurt me. Right now, I choose to let love flow from my heart and wash away my pain and fears. God, you love me no matter what I do. I extend that love to those who have hurt me. I choose to recognize the wholeness dwelling within these friends. In compassion and love, I hold high their potential when my friends may not see their own greatness dwelling within. I recognize that with your love, they are capable of more than they are demonstrating in this moment. As your creation God, I too have hurt others and not shown my true greatness in all situations. Through your love for me God, I extend this love to my friends. A Prayer for Blessed Acceptance Dear God, in this moment I hold your acceptance. You love me completely, just as I am. You see my great potential within, and you nurture my tender heart of compassion. In this moment, I let your acceptance be my own. I accept others as the children of God. I hold high their inner greatness, always seeking to serve the highest and best within all people. And so it is. A Prayer for Blessed Instrument Dear God, guide my hands to do your work. Angels, your messengers of light, surround me and enfold me in the presence of God. Let this wisdom be my own, let this power give me strength to surrender to the divine presence within. I say yes to living a Spirit-driven life. And so it is. A Prayer for Blessed Reunion Dear God, I hear your gentle whispers, reminding me of my heavenly home of light. My journey upon Earth is brief, but rich in all that I learn from your creations of love. Help me to remember my inner heart of peace, letting it shine while I walk upon the Earth. Be my eyes, my ears, my hands, my heart of love so that I may bring the joys of heaven to others upon Earth. And so it is. A Prayer for Blessed Hope Dear God, you are my shepherd of peace. I am your servant of love. This love, this eternal hope, flows within me, enriching my life and the lives of others. I acknowledge my blindness when I walk without God's grace. But today, in abundant love for your way of letting yourself be known in my life, I walk beside you. I am your servant of peace. When I see those who have hurt me, I give them my peace. I see the peace of you, dwelling deeply within them, for we all are your creations of love. I raise my hands not to strike, but to embrace the commonality of love between us. My hands are your instruments of peace. I am your love God, and I flow freely where you need me to be. -- Jesus,I trust in you
