The 2014 prayer and gratitude posts
bear repeating! Last week we reprised the 2013
gratitude posts. This week, it’s same time last year with plenty of
offerings to center and inspire you—to help you say Thank God, Goddess, All
That Is—in many eclectic, multicultural ways.
Prayers and Gratitude Posts From 2014
Throughout this series, I’m going to
invite you to substitute whatever is comfortable for you when it comes to
describing Higher Power: God, Goddess, All That Is, Spirit, the Universe—or
fill in the blank.
My Morning
Prayer (2-Nov-14)
“Bless this day … my path … my human
family.”
“Let me be willing to see the big
picture in all things …”
A
Simple Poem and Grace (5-Nov-14)
A poem by Rumi (“Let the beauty of
love be what we do…,” a simple grace and photo that say it all.
Universal
Grace Before Meals (6-Nov-14)
“Bless us, Pure Love, and these your
gifts …”
Adapted
from Catholic grace
Chalice
Grace with Gestures (7-Nov-14)
“I lift my eyes up and open my arms
in thanks …”
Jewish
Prayer for the Earth (10-Nov-14)
“How
wonderful, O Lord, are the works of Your hands!”
A
Native American Prayer for Peace (11-Nov-14)
“O Great Spirit of
our Ancestors, I
raise my pipe to you.
To your
messengers the four winds, and to Mother Earth who provides …”
…or Other Spiritual Consultations
10
Great Quotes on Gratitude (14-Nov-14)
"Enough” is a feast. ~ Buddhist proverb
Interfaith
Prayer-Poem of Thanksgiving (17-Nov-14)
By Ralph Waldo Emerson
A
Prayer for Human Beings, Not Human Doings (19-Nov-14)
A two-liner by Abraham Heschel and a
photo that say it all.
A
Blessing (Grace) Based on Ghandi’s Principles (21-Nov-14)
“Oh, God, bless this food we are
about to receive …”
Resources
for Growing Gratitude (24-Nov-14)
How to make every day of the year Thanksgiving by way of
gratitude journals, websites and other tools for cultivating our awareness of
being blessed.
Buddhist
Blessing (25-Nov-14)
“May I feel safe … happy …”
Native
American Thanksgiving Prayer (26-Nov-14)
“Great and Mystery of Life, Creator
of All Things …”
Chant
at the End of Our Prayers (28-Nov-14)
A modified pagan prayer for sending up a series of prayers
to the universe for their highest good. A great finale for group prayer
gatherings.
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