Prayers for All...

Image via WikipediaIn the Face of Adversity

The winter wind blows cold.

Walking down the street,

my heart aches for warmth.

Fear nips at my heals.

I pray for the strength

to meet this new day,

drawing out what sunshine

I can find lingering in the dark corners.

Grandmother’s Prayer

While holding this little one

who still smells of angel essence,

so fresh from Your hands to mine,

I pray for my child - the mother -

that she may have the wisdom

to guide your gift to us through

the perilous paths of life.

Grant that I have the pleasure

to watch - without interfering -

to guide - without preaching and

to love - without end, as You do.

As the Sprouts Form

Image via WikipediaCreator of the tiniest atoms,

we sing praise,
as from this warm soil

sprouts begin to force their

gentle green bodies into the sunlight

we sing praise,
as from skeletons of wood

the smallest of buds begin to fill

with the stuff of life and wonder

we sing praise,
as from the barren land

of our souls, your Spirit springs forth

bearing the fruit of your Love -

Sustenance for all

Speaking of Spirit