Tuesday, January 04, 2005

adorable presence

Prayer for Peace, by Swami Omkar of the Shanti Ashram in south India

Adorable presence,
Thou who are within and without,
above and below and all around,
Thou who art interpenetrating
every cell of my being,
Thou who art the eye of my eyes,
the ear of my ears,
the heart of my heart,
the mind of my mind,
the breath of my breath,
the life of my life,
the soul of my soul,
Bless us, dear God, to be aware of thy presence
now and here.
May we all be aware of thy presence
in the East and the West, in the North and the South.
May peace and good will abide among individuals,
communities, and nations.
This is my earnest prayer.
May peace be unto all!


from God Makes the Rivers to Flow: Sacred LIterature of the World selected by Eknath Easwaran, founder of the Blue Mountain Meditation Center

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