Monday, February 26, 2018

A New Day


Compassionate Creator,
Thank you for this new day,
its beauty, light, and possibilities.
Thank you for the chance to begin again,
free from the limitations of yesterday.

Today may I be reborn.
May I become more fully
a reflection of your radiance
and an embodiment
of your transforming love.

Give me strength and compassion.
Show me the light within myself and others.
Help me recognize the good that is available everywhere.

May I be, this day, an instrument
of love and healing.
Lead me in your ways
so that I may know life in abundance.
Ground me in a constant awareness of your presence
so that I may know and embody
your peace, wisdom, and courage.

Amen.


Adapted by Michael Bayly from a prayer by Marianne Williamson
in her book, Illuminata: Thoughts, Prayers, Rites of Passage (1994)




See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
Anew
Move Us, Loving God
Prayer of the Week – August 1, 2016
Prayer of the Week – August 3, 2015
Prayer and the Experience of God in an Ever-Unfolding Universe
The Prayer Tree

Images: Michael Bayly.


1 comment:

Michael J. Bayly said...

Here's the original prayer by Marianne Williamson . . .

Dear God,
Thank you for this new day, it’s beauty and it’s light.
Thank you for my chance to begin again.
Free me from the limitations of yesterday.
Today may I be reborn.
May I become more fully a reflection of Your radiance.
Give me strength and compassion and courage and wisdom.
Show me the light in myself and others.
May I recognize the good that is available everywhere.
May I be, this day, an instrument of love and healing.
Lead me into gentle pastures.
Give me deep peace that I might serve You most deeply.
Amen.