Whatever your heart clings to and confides in,
that is really your God.
- Martin Luther
Thank you, God, for this good life
and forgive us if we do not love it enough.
- Garrison Keillor
Now may every living thing,
young or old, weak or strong,
living near or far, known or unknown,
living or departed or yet unborn,
may every living thing be full of bliss.
- The Buddha
May The Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make his face to shine upon you,
and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up his countenance upon
you, and give you peace.
- The Benediction
All day long
She has been arranging our welcome:
Scouring down the house,
Sweeping under bed,
Pulling out the old crocheted counterpanes,
Shining glasses and tableware,
Dusting sideboards and picture frames.
Now she sits in a deep chair
Till we come crunching under the beeches
To the door.
The voice of Father Paddy Daly as written by Andrew Greely
May there always be work for your hands to do
May your purse always hold a coin or two
May the sun always shine on your windowpane
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain
May the hand of a friend always be near you
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you
- An Irish Blessing
"Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name."
- Psalm 103
How wonderful, O Lord, are the works of your hands,
the sun and the stars, the valleys and the hills,
the rivers and lakes all disclose your presence.
The beasts of the field, the birds of the air
bespeak your wondrous will.
In your goodness
you have made us able to hear the music of the world,
a divine voice sings through all creations.
- Hebrew prayer
Every blade of grass has its Angel that bends over it and whispers, "Grow, Grow."
The Talmud
Goddess and God
Mother and Father
Earth and Sky
Help us always to see you
and to be with you
in ourselves and in all things.
- Wiccan Prayer
Hold on to my hand, even when I have gone away from you.
- Pueblo Nuevo
Namaste, I celeberate the divinity within you.
- The Buddha
Before me peaceful
Behind me peaceful
Under me peaceful
Over me peaceful
Around me, peaceful
- Navajo prayer
I thank You God for most this amazing
day:for the leaping greenly spirts of trees
and a blue true dream of sky;and for everything
which is natual which is infinite which is yes.
- e e cummings
The temple bell
stops ringing
but the sound keeps
coming
out of the flowers
- Basho
May your life be like a
wildflower,
growing freely in the
beauty
and joy of each day
- Native American proverb
May the
longtime
sun shine upon you,
all love surround you,
and the sweet light within you
guide your way on.
Traditional blessing
God is not in need of anything, but all things are in need of him.
Marcus Aristides
God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Joy is the serious business of heaven.
C.S.Lewis
