Quiet Reflections and Prayers
Give me strength to focus
within the quiet prayer —
the one that etched itself
on my heart
and remained steady
as it crumbled —
never doubting for a moment
that I would look past
the shattered image
on the surface
and gather its words again.
Better yet, let me be that prayer.
Amen.
For the times
when the outer world
and my inner thoughts
become louder,
let me remember
the strength in holding
a little longer
and connecting
a little more deeply
within my heart.
Amen.
May I always remember
the purity I found
in the presence
of the truest kind
of love
and the sweetness
of its surrender.
May this same love
be reflected
in my own heart
and in yours.
Amen.
When the world around me
becomes so noisy,
when I am overwhelmed
and can’t hear
the quiet whispers
of my own true voice,
let me always remember
the calm
that is in my heart
and the strength
I found there,
in that first courageous step
back.
I hold this space
for all that needs
holding —
in remembrance
of the peace
that we are —
underneath.
Amen.
Let us remember
the quiet moments,
the ones that leave
notes on our hearts
and hold a space
for love
in its purest form.
Amen.
If I must choose
a thing to be in this world,
let me be a prayer —
a whisper —
that I might float freely
on the wind
and always find my way
to your heart
and mine.
Thank you
for sacred spaces
where whispers are felt
with the heart —
where all is held
safely in love’s embrace.
Amen.
I hold this quiet prayer —
holding a little longer
in the stillness
between our two hearts —
holding where there is
no more waiting
to be free —
where there is peace.
Amen.
Let us find
courage within our hearts
to look more deeply,
beneath the surface
of this life —
not to sort it all out
or direct its flow,
but to honor
and assist it.
Let us remember
the natural beauty
of our own true essence
and meet each other
in this place,
in this moment.
Amen
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