Peace Prayers

[Guest guest]

My simple prayer is that in all things I learn to love well.

That I learn to touch the ever-changing seasons of life

with a great heart of compassion.

That I live with the peace and justice I wish for the earth.

That I learn to care fully and let go gracefully.

That I enjoy the abundance of the earth and return to it

from the natural generosity that is our human birthright.

That through my own life, through joy and sorrow

in thought, word and deed,

I bring benefit and blessings to all that lives.

That my heart and the hearts of all beings learn to be free.

 

~~~ Jack Kornfield

Buddhist meditation teacher, Spirit Rock Center, CA

Page 59, (Opening Our Hearts), Prayers for a Thousand Years, Roberts and Amidon,

Harper San Francisco

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I respect the Earth and all living things;

I respect myself.

 

The ground upon which I walk,

the dirt in which I plant,

the Earth into which I shall return,

is my home.

 

In returning, I understand I never left;

it is my emancipation.

Upon seeing, I accept that I am clear light,

it is my salvation.

As I decay, I nurture my Earth and aid in her preservation.

 

All things, at once, together and Forever.

Amern.

 

~~~ Allan Millet

Page 11 (Affirmations and Invocations) Life Prayers From Around the World, 365

Prayers, Blessings and Affirmations to Celebrate the Human Journey. Roberts and

Amidon, Harper Collins

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The beauty of the trees,

the softness of the air,

the fragrance of the grass,

speaks to me

 

The summit of the mountain,

the thunder of the sky,

the rhythm of the sea,

speaks to me

 

The faintness of the stars,

the freshness of the morning,

the dewdrop on the flower,

speaks to me

 

The strength of fire,

the taste of salmon,

the trail of the sun,

and the life that never goes away,

they speak to me.

 

And my heart soars.

 

~~~ Chief Dan George

Page 43 (A Sacred Place) Earth Prayers From Around the World, 365 Prayers,

Poems, and Invocations For Honoring the Earth. Roberts and Amidon, Harper

Collins

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