Pause for Prayer: WEDNESDAY 10/21

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I don't often invite guest writers to post here but a friend recently shared with me a prayer she wrote for a course she's taking in Celtic spirituality and I asked her permission to share it with you - which she graciously granted. Thank you, Louise, for these beautiful, prayerful words!

O Holy One, 

    I come in humility to thank you for your gifts

    and to ask for continued blessings in my life...

I thank you for the gift of seeing:
· the lusciousness of autumn colors
· the light in my loved ones’ eyes
· the sun to warm me and the moon to calm me
· the stars to be my companions 

and I ask for the gift of seeing your reality

    underneath, within and beyond

    what my eyes can behold.

I thank you for the gift of hearing:
- the melodious sounds of the ocean waves
- the thunder that reminds me of your presence 

- the chirping of birds that sing our alleluia 

- the “je t’aime, memere” of my grandson

and I ask for the ability to hear, deeply,

    the love songs you sing to me... 
 

I thank you for the gift of touch:

· The hugs and foot rubs of my beloved 

· The wind that caresses my face
· The invitation of a friend for a tête-à-tête

- the softness and warmth of an infant’s hands

and I ask for your loving touch of compassion 

    to inspire me to touch all that you've created

    with love and tenderness

For the gift of tasting:
· the sweet juiciness of a rich ripe peach
· the freshly baked apple crisp
· the baby’s ability to taste his/her toes
· the lemon taste in a hard candy 

and I ask that you give me the awareness

    to be grateful for this precious gift

    and not use it to excess...

For the gift of smell:
· the scent that is unique to my daughter
· the scent of a warm fire on a cold evening
· the scent of the pine trees that surround me
· the scent of decaying plants

and I ask that wherever I go

    that I will leave the scent of your presence...

Last but not least, Holy One, thank you for my mind:

    shower and penetrate me with Wisdom

    that I might journey with my fellow travelers

    in truth, compassion and justice...

 

Amen.

 - Louise Colletti

 

 

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