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A Prayer by Marianne Willamson

Dear God,
We pray for this our world.
We ask that You remove the walls that separate
us and the chains that hold us down.
Use us to create a new world on earth, one that
reflects Your will, Your vision, Your peace.
In this moment, we recognize the power You
have given us to create anew the world we want.

Today's world, dear Lord, but reflects our past
confusion. Now, in this moment, we ask for new light.
Illumine our minds. Use us, dear Lord, as never before, as part of a
great and mighty plan for the healing of this world.

May we no longer be at war with each other.
May we no longer be at war with ourselves.
Let us forgive this century and every other, the
evils of history, the pain of our common fears.
Remove from our hearts the illusion that we are
separate.

May every nation and every people and every
color and every religion find at last the one
heartbeat we share, Though You, our common Father/Mother and
the redeemer of our broken dreams.

May we not hold on to yesterday.
May we not obscure Your vision of tomorrow
but rather may You flood our hearts.

Flow through us, work through us, that in our
lives we might see the illumined world.
Create, sustain that world on earth, dear God,
for us and for our children.

Hallelujah, at the thought,
Praise God, the possibility that such a thing
could come to be, through You, though
Your light that shines within us.

So may it be.
So may it be.
We thank You, Lord.
Amen.
-- Marianne Williamson, from her book: Illuminata

Today's
Affirmation:
I am determined to see the world through eyes of love.

Today's
Prayer:
Dear God,
I ask for your mercy and love to be poured out on our
planet.
Please transform my fear into peace,
and my judgmental thoughts into love.
As I think about yesterdays events I am mindful that
there is no "them" only us.
Show me what I can do to transform my own thinking.
I surrender my confusion and anger to You.
Please heal me.
And bless us all.
Amen.