Peace Prayers ~ thank you stacee

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great idea; your prayer posts inspired me to find these;

thank you very much

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Give Us Hearts to Understand

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Give us hearts to understand;

 

Never to take from creation's beauty more than we give;

 

never to destroy wantonly for the furtherance of greed;

 

Never to deny to give our hands for the building of earth's beauty;

 

never to take from her what we cannot use.

 

Give us hearts to understand

 

That to destroy earth's music is to create confusion;

 

that to wreck her appearance is to blind us to beauty;

 

That to callously pollute her fragrance is to make a house of stench;

 

that as we care for her she will care for us.

 

We have forgotten who we are.

 

We have sought only our own security.

 

We have exploited simply for our own ends.

 

We have distorted our knowledge.

 

We have abused our power.

 

Great Spirit, whose dry lands thirst,

 

Help us to find the way to refresh your lands.

 

Great Spirit, whose waters are choked with debris and pollution,

 

help us to find the way to cleanse your waters.

 

 

Great Spirit, whose beautiful earth grows ugly with misuse,

 

help us to find the way to restore beauty to your handiwork.

 

Great Spirit, whose creatures are being destroyed,

 

help us to find a way to replenish them.

 

Great Spirit, whose gifts to us are being lost in selfishness and

corruption,

 

help us to find the way to restore our humanity.

 

Oh, Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the wind,

 

whose breath gives life to the world, hear me;

 

I need your strength and wisdom.

 

May I walk in Beauty.

 

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Great Spirit, God, Creator of All

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Great Spirit, God, Creator of All

 

I welcome You into my heart, mind, body and soul

 

There is always room for You here.

 

Grant me the wisdom to heed my inner voice

 

And the strength to stay grounded while I sing my sacred song.

 

Guide me down my chosen path and give me the courage to pursue

 

what is available to me.

 

I am thankful for the lessons and grateful for my struggles;

 

I have not forgotten what has brought me to where I am today.

 

Open my heart to the healing wholeness of nature;

 

We are all related, and through this I will find serenity.

 

Great Spirit, God, Creator of All

 

Cleanse my spirit and wash my soul.

 

There is always room for You here.

 

-Laurel Singing Water Cat