| Inspirational Prayers & Quotes |
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There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. - Albert Einstein
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. - Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Each one prays to God according to his own light. - Gandhi
- People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges. - Joseph F. Newton
- Every religion emphasizes human improvement, love, respect for others, sharing other people's suffering. On these lines every religion had more or less the same viewpoint and the same goal. - The Dalai Lama
And the crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”
In reply he said to them, “Whoever has two coats must share
with anyone who has none; and whoever has food must do likewise”.
- Luke 3: 10 - 11 (Christianity, NRSV)
Let the wise man do righteousness: A treasure that others
can not share, which no thief can steal; a treasure which
does not pass away. - Khuddakapatha 8.9 (Buddhism)
A kind word of forgiveness is better than charity accompanied by insults. God is self-sufficient and merciful. - Qur’an, Al-Baqara Surah 2:263 (Islam)
He who knows when he has got enough, is rich. Lao Tzu (Taoism)
Never eat a meal alone, when there is someone hungry outside.
Those who are generous to others, will themselves receive
help at their time of need. Generosity is a seed, which bears
a rich harvest. To be wealthy, and yet to give nothing to
others, is to suffer poverty of the heart.
The Kural, Valluvar (Hinduism)
When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap
all the way to the edges of your field, or gather the gleanings
of your harvest. You shall not pick your vineyard bare, or
gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave
them for the poor and the stranger: I the LORD am your God.
Leviticus 19:9-10 (Judaism)
The
Golden Rule - Do onto others as you would wish them do onto
you - expresses a belief in the Ethic of Reciprocity that
is shared by virtually every religious tradition. Here
is an interesting link to versions of the Golden Rule quoted
from the sacred texts of 21 World Religions.
| Prayer
in Uncertainty Always we hope someone else has the answer. Some other place will be better, some other time it will all turn out. This is it. No one else has the answer. No other place will be better, and it has already turned out. At the center of your being you have the answer; You know who you are and you know what you want. There is no need to run outside for a better view. Nor to peer from a window. Rather abide at the center of your being; for the more you leave it the less you learn. Search your heart and see the way to do is to be. - Lao Tzu , translator unknown Evening Prayer Goddess bless all my dreams Goddess bless my spirit Goddess bless those I love Goddess bless those who love me Goddess bless, Goddess be - From Goddess Bless! Prayer to Overcome Anxiety I weave a silence on my lips I weave a silence into my mind I weave a silence within my heart I close my ears to distractions I close my eyes to attractions I close my heart to temptations Calm me O Lord as you stilled the storm Still me O Lord, keep me from harm Let all tumult within me cease Enfold me Lord in your peace. - Stilling the Body by David Adam On Children Our children are not our children. They are sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams. You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you. For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday. You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth. - Kahlil Gibran (also
Sweet Honey in the Rock) |
Communion
Prayer With this water, please help us to know that we already have everything that we need. When we feel empty and thirsty, remind us that prayer is the best renewable energy source. May we take refuge in the magic that makes the whole always greater than the sum of its parts. With each sip, Fill our hearts with wisdom and our minds with clarity, that our souls may know Satisfaction and gratefulness for all that we already have, Acceptance and peace for all that we already are, Patience and excitement for all that we may become as we walk this path together. - Diane Kolack Prayer for Peace We pray for the power to be gentle; The strength to be forgiving; The patience to be understanding; And the endurance to accept the consequences to holding to what we believe to be right. May we put our trust in the power of good to overcome evil And the power of love to overcome hatred. We pray for the vision to see And the faith to believe in a world emancipated from violence, A new world where fear shall no longer lead us to commit injustice, Nor selfishness make them bring suffering to others. Help us to devote our whole life and thought and energy To the task of making peace, Praying always for the inspiration And the power to fulfill the destiny for which we were created. - Week of Prayer for World Peace, 1978 Think
Like a Tree |
your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck. - George Carlin