Thursday, September 09, 2010

World Day of Prayer

What is a prayer but a positive thought?
What is a prayer but an opportunity to remember our thoughts create?
What is a prayer but a way to remember to be responsible?
What is a prayer, but an opportunity to be grateful and value what is valuable?

We each have our own unique belief in what is and what is not.
We each have our own way to affirm, to claim, to give thanks.
We each believe in something, whether unseen or seen and known.
We each have a way we connect with something greater than ourselves.

In our own unique and private prayers, we are creating a script, a desired picture for our lives.
With our positive thoughts, words and activities we can be a living prayer for peace and prosperity.
With our conscious visions, we can build a world in which we encourage everyone’s happiness.
With our open-mindedness and appreciation, we foster what is Good for all.

There is always choice.
We have the choice to do nothing.
We have the choice to complain and blame.
We have the choice to feel sorry for ourselves and live in regret.
We have the choice to deny others and acquire for ourselves.
We have the choice to hold resentment and get even.
We have the choice to look for and generate fights and wars.
We have the choice to treat some special good and others special bad.
We have the choice to forgive and choose again.
We have the choice to live in the past.
We have the choice to create a brighter future.
We have the choice to appreciate what we have and who we are right now.

Choose the prayer, the position, the place in which you want to contribute.
Recognize you are contributing, creating and building the world in which you live.
Be responsible for all your thoughts, words and actions and know you are teaching.
Clear the fear when you see it is not what you wish to have in your life and in your world.

Remember you are making a difference.
May my prayer be one in which all prosper with health, happiness and peace.
Blessed be,
Betty Lue
Prayer for Goodness
Dear One,

I hold you in the light and love of God.

I pray that as you open yourself to divine blessings, you receive greater peace, health and prosperity.

I envision you healthy and whole, pursuing your goals and fulfilling your dreams.

I pray that at the start of your day, you are filled with confidence and energy, ready to experience a day of meaning and fulfillment.

 I pray that tonight as you lay your head on your pillow, ready for sleep, you have peace about the day that is ending and expectation of Good for the new day to come.

 And so it is. Amen