Peace Prayers

[Guest guest]

I pray to the great Spiritual Power in which I live

and move

and have my being. I pray to God. I pray that we may

at all

times keep our minds open to new ideas and shun dogma;

that

we may grow in our understanding of the nature of all

living

beings and our connectedness with the natural world;

that we

may become ever more filled with generosity of spirit

and true

compassion and love for all life; that we may strive

to heal the

hurts that we have inflicted on nature and control our

greed

for material things, knowing that our actions are

harming our

natural world; that we may value each and every human

being

for who he is, for who she is, reaching to the spirit

that is

within, knowing the power of each individual to change

the

world.

 

I pray that we may learn the peace that comes with

forgiving

and the strength we gain in loving; that we may learn

to take

nothing for granted in this life; that we may learn to

see and

understand with our hearts; that we may learn to join

in our

being.

 

I pray for these things with humility; I pray because

of the

hope that is within me, and because of my faith in the

ultimate

triumph of the human spirit; I pray because of my love

for

Creation, and because of my trust in God. I pray,

above all,

for peace throughout the world.

 

~~~ Jane Goodall

Ethnologist, The Jane Goodall Institute, Maryland

Page 25, (Visions of Hope), Prayers for a Thousand

Years, Roberts and Amidon, Harper San Francisco

[Guest guest]

What a beautiful prayer...thank you so much for

sending this. I will keep this and make it my prayer

also...

 

Happy New Year!

 

With love,

Amala

 

--- Stacee Kramer <stacee.kramer (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote:

 

> I pray to the great Spiritual Power in which I live

> and move

> and have my being. I pray to God. I pray that we may

> at all

> times keep our minds open to new ideas and shun

> dogma;

> that

> we may grow in our understanding of the nature of

> all

> living

> beings and our connectedness with the natural world;

> that we

> may become ever more filled with generosity of

> spirit

> and true

> compassion and love for all life; that we may strive

> to heal the

> hurts that we have inflicted on nature and control

> our

> greed

> for material things, knowing that our actions are

> harming our

> natural world; that we may value each and every

> human

> being

> for who he is, for who she is, reaching to the

> spirit

> that is

> within, knowing the power of each individual to

> change

> the

> world.

>

> I pray that we may learn the peace that comes with

> forgiving

> and the strength we gain in loving; that we may

> learn

> to take

> nothing for granted in this life; that we may learn

> to

> see and

> understand with our hearts; that we may learn to

> join

> in our

> being.

>

> I pray for these things with humility; I pray

> because

> of the

> hope that is within me, and because of my faith in

> the

> ultimate

> triumph of the human spirit; I pray because of my

> love

> for

> Creation, and because of my trust in God. I pray,

> above all,

> for peace throughout the world.

>

> ~~~ Jane Goodall

> Ethnologist, The Jane Goodall Institute, Maryland

> Page 25, (Visions of Hope), Prayers for a Thousand

> Years, Roberts and Amidon, Harper San Francisco

>

>

>