Sunday, February 21, 2010

Prayer for a time of mourning

Oh God of completeness
God of wholeness
God of everywhere and everytime
All embracing God of love
God who touches the universe entire, and every particle of creation individually

When we come to times of loss in our lives
When we feel broken
When we feel abandoned or alone
When we feel separated from those we love
When we reach the limits of our ability to embrace the world, and realize with heartache and sadness that there are those who we feel are now and must remain forever beyond the extent of our grasp.

Help us to remember that no person is ever outside your grasp.
And as we exist in you, and you in all things, that we are also, always in contact with all things that are or ever were.

Today we don’t seek explanations
We don’t require philosophy or proof
Give us simply the consolation of faith
The strong embrace of love
The gentle breath of assurance
The comforting stillness of peace
The healing touch deep in our soul

And encourage us, Divine Spirit of compassion, to be the living embodiment of your universal connection as much as we are able.
We can be the consolers
We can be the embracers
We can be the assurers
We can be the peacemakers.
We can be the healers

We offer our lives, we who are blessed in so many ways, to be a blessing to others, whenever and wherever we are able.