Ignatian prayer


An Ignatian
Prayer....

Lord, teach me to be
generous.
Teach me to serve you as you deserve,
to give and not to count
the cost,
to fight and not to heed the wounds,
to toil and not to seek
rest,
to labor and not to ask for reward,
save that of knowing that I do
your will.


Thursday, August 16, 2012

Black sky



Black sky hung through the leaves                                                                          
dangling from the tree like a velvet sweater   
                                                  
                           on a balmy night. 
           
                                                                                                
I dared to query God                                                                                                     
sensing silence under the moon’s shadow   
                                                       
                          my prayer took flight.                                                                                                   
 
 
Breaking through the still air                                                                                      
frogs shared a melody; crickets laughed at   
                                                      
distant dogs howling.                                                                                                    

 
I accepted such song                                                                                                     
which seemed so wise a response to my heart      

                      while silent stars smiled.  

Carmen Cayon  8-12






        
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