Help me notice

Dear Creator,

Please help me to notice today 

all the small and big opportunities to help others

I know every day we get tens and tens of them

but all too often they go unnoticed

because we are too busy with our business

and not busy enough with Yours 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Path

There is a request in prayers every day

to be shown our God's path, His magnificent way

A simple request, Thy will be done on earth

A simple request; but what is it really worth

if it is not accompanied by any thorough reflection

if it is not followed by any meaningful action?

 

If we just ramble on, saying the words as fast as we can

how will our prayer benefit us or any other man?

Let us think during our prayer about what to do or not

to be on that path, to follow the will of our God.

Since the gifts and talents differ for me and for you

we really have to think for ourselves what we should do

 

In my imagination I see a diamond path, smooth and bright.

Being right in the middle brings us peace of mind, pure delight,

even if we just manage to be in the middle for a while.

It happens mostly just after we walk the figurative extra mile

When we went out of our way 

to make a bit better the day

of a brother or sister, foe or friend,

in the middle of that path, we land.

 

A  simple bout of anger or unfriendliness

and we sway off the path into a bout of stress

It puts us in the mud far from that way, into a mess

until our heart returns to love and kindness

I hope, my God, more often I can tune into virtue

because that brings us a bit closer to You

It brings us to that middle of that wonderful way

Let us be there, now, tomorrow and every day.

 

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.