(from Prayers of Boundless Compassion, Joyce Rupp)
(If used personally or with a group, you can move to the four directions while proclaiming the verses, beginning with the direction of East, then to the South, etc.)
I stand at the door of a light-filled dawn
where the gift of hope rises in my soul.
I open my heart and send forth this gift
to each and every person longing for joy,
to all whose spirit grows dim with sorrow.
I stand at the window of mid-day
where the flurry of the day’s activity
beats upon the pane with urgency.
Opening my heart to where peace resides,
I send forth this abiding harmony
to all who are caught in the claws of poverty,
whose endless work seems never enough.
I stand at the gate of the lengthening dusk,
the transitional place between light and dark;
I send forth confidence from my heart
to those who are unsure in their transitions,
to each person who questions the future.
As I stand at the entrance of the dark night
I open my heart to send forth compassion
to those whose body or mind knows pain,
to all whom the nighttime brings burden, not rest.
Throughout the day and into the nighttime
I stand with the Holy One by my side, calling out:
Peace to one. Peace to all. Hope resounding.
Love indwelling. Compassion abounding.
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