For a caregiver

 I want to pray for a nurse

For the nurses in my ward, taking care of babies. For their strength of heart, to give so much love and loving, living care to the sickest of our patients and to give their amazing support to the parents of these babies.

I want to pray for a caregiver in an elderly home

For those taking care of the elderly or disabled. For their strength and commitment to give their never ending loving care to those who truly need it. 

I want to pray for a parent

For those taking care of children, for the continued love and strength that the children receive each day, for the care, I pray for them

Our God, please continue to bless them with the sweet satisfaction of giving care, with the great peace of mind of seeing a sign of relief or a smile. 

I pray for them

Let it boil

My God,
Let me get a bit closer to You.
I will close my eyes,
allow the silence around me
and hope that within, 
Your wisdom
will bubble up and boil over...

Yours

I am holding my heart in my hands

I present it to God and the sea
They fill it with wonderful feelings
It belongs more to you than to me

The colors of water and sky
My mind connects to them both
And there is my God and the world
Filling it with some wonderful thought

My Heart and mind melt in my soul
I truly connect to my source
My God, my Lord, and Creator of all,
I feel I am not mine but more Yours.

The gift of peace

The tranquility of the night
touches my heart and mind.
a stillness emerges and
reaches deep inside
connecting to my quiet soul

My soul shines a soft and glowing light
on all emotions and turbulence of the day
I relive them but without the edges
I refeel them them but no sharp points
bitterness morphs into softness
softness morphs into love

The tranquility of the night
listening to my soul
love and wisdom
the gift of peace 

Close

When I wake up,
and my mind tries to be grateful for waking up,
but in my heart I want to go back to sleep,
I decide not to fight my heart and close my eyes.

I had thought it great to be grateful, and perhaps, it is truly great,
but with my eyes closed, I just want to be close, close to our God.

When I get a bit closer, a little bit closer
I can feel the love and peace, coming from outside
and moving in, into my soul

I pray for my soul, my soul prays for me
I just want to be in tune with love
in tune with peace,
guided by love
guided by peace

And then I feel the gratefulness welling up
I feel like waking up and be alive
Alive in love, living love
loving and caring
guided by our God.

To be, to live

Today, I want to pray,
to pray in a special way,
not to have or to get more
but to be a bit better
to live a bit better

I pray for enough alertness
to see and act on the many opportunities
that today, as each other day,
will present themselves to me
to help, to assist, to elevate others a bit
to inspire, to alleviate some sorrow,
to create a simple smile.

I pray for the wisdom
to walk through the day
with an open heart, an open mind
ever ready to understand something new
to know a bit more
to see the world from many angles

I pray for my wife and sons,
that they may get the same alertness
that they may get the same wisdom,
that they may find joy in selfless service
that they may walk Your path
that wonderful path filled with grace
filled with love and kindness
filled with harmony and peace
filled with strength and inspiration
filled mercy and tenderness
filled with gratefulness

I pray for my larger family
for all who work with me, for me,
for all my neighbours, my patients,
my friends and foes
I pray that the world will move fast
to this wonderful kindness revolution,
that is really standing in front of our door.

Let us live a life towards that great Vision.
Please, God, Use my body, my heart, my mind and soul
to achieve that greater Vision for humanity
I am ready to serve.
Please, God, help me to be ready to serve forever...

Caring

The so called small things
tend to have an impact on our life
in a way, few of us understand.

A simple thought of gratitude
A word of kindness
A loving smile

While waiting for the next big thing to come,
we can take care in a big way of small things
We give lots of thoughts to the small good deeds

Many small things well done,
will result in something big.


Oh my God,
    give us today the power to 
    be thoughtful, caring and industrious
    about whatever comes our way
       give us today the power to 
       be friendly, loving and kind
       to whoever comes our way