Empower me to be a bold participant,
rather than a timid saint in waiting,
in the difficult ordinariness of now;
to exercise the authority of honesty;
rather than to defer to power,
or deceive to get it;
to influence someone for justice,
rather than impress anyone for gain;
and, by grace, to find treasures
of joy, friendship and peace
hidden in the fields of the daily
you give me to plow.
–Ted Loder
Read MoreOur friend ______ has left her body, has left it here for us to tend to and send on its final journey from this place.
This is a difficult moment.
Even though she has died and we know this must be done, still…
We don’t want to begin the work of releasing.
And we will, but first, let’s thank this home/hospital/care center that has
sheltered her in her last days, through the work of dying.
Thank you for holding _______ and bringing us here to be with her.
Thank you for your sheltering roof.
Thank you for the care she has been given.
Goodbye. Godspeed _______.
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from original Aramaic
O Breathing Life, your Name shines everywhere!
Release a space to plant your Presence here.
Envision your "I Can" now.
Embody your desire in every light and form.
Grow through us this moment's bread and wisdom.
Untie the knots of failure binding us,
as we release the strands we hold of others' faults.
Help us not forget our Source,
Yet free us from not being in the Present.
From you arises every Vision, Power and Song
from gathering to gathering.
Amen -
May our future actions grow from here!