I was taking part in a guided meditation one day…
When we were told that God/the Divine was the energy that had
come forward and He/She was praying, it caused my left-brained self to come to
a screeching halt! God praying? Hold on, WE pray to God. Who would God pray
to?? So I asked right there and then: “Who do you pray to, God?”
To my surprise, the answer
rang clear as a bell: “I pray to you”. Over the course of the next
day, this message came through and it remains to this day, one of my favorite
poems, one that I feel drawn to share as often as I can.
It has opened my eyes and my
heart to all the support that is there for me. So often we feel alone because
we feel that our prayers are not being answered. But in truth we often push
away the help we prayed for, simply because it isn’t what we expected.
If we ask for peace and a
bird lands close to us the next day, do we take time to really see it and
wonder at how unafraid it is of us and laugh at its cheek and cheer? Do we
allow ourselves to be transported if only for one minute to a place of joy –
and peace – or do we walk on by, because of our expectations of how that peace
should come to us, thereby ignoring the fact that just that one minute of
connection with the bird, could have moved us from our mind into our heart and
led us to the solution we had prayed for?
This poem has transformed my
perception of the Divine and my relationship with God. I pray that it does the
same for you.
God's Prayer to You
I
pray
that you are willing to receive the abundance of blessings
that I wish to
shower you with.
I
pray
that you consider the opportunities
that I lovingly create for you.
I
pray
that you open-heartedly listen for my voice
in all of my creations, big
and small.
I
pray
that you allow the friends I send to care for you,
to guide and support
you.
I
pray
that every time you look at the stars or see a bird,
you recognize that
they are the “I love you” notes
I have left all over the universe for you.
I
pray
that you accept all that you have asked me for.
I
pray
that you let me remind you
of all the magic and power I gave you.
I
pray
that you remember that every day
I place my infinite faith in you
and that
you learn to trust yourself too.
I
pray
that you surrender
all of your fears and doubts to me.
I
pray
that in your times of sorrow,
you let me hold your hand and dry your
tears.
I
pray
that you rest, play, laugh and love
with the childlike abandon that I
created you with.
I
pray
that you know that nothing you can say, do, think or feel
could ever
diminish who you are to me.
I
pray
that you love yourself as I love you.
~
Artwork: 'A Wing and A Prayer' by Alice Mason |
Sandra Allagapen: I am originally from Mauritius but now live in London UK. I am an accountant as well as an alternative therapist. I find balance in variety. I love reading, jewellery-making, reading, spending time with my loved ones, reading, writing and reading. I am hopeful that one day I’ll be spending more time writing than reading! I love bright colours, crystals, books, trees, people who are not afraid to speak their minds, and so much more on this gorgeous planet of ours. You may contact me on Facebook .
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Very insightful:)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Shelley! :)
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