give safety
& peace,
o God,
give refuge
& rest.

Amen.

inbreath:
gracious Love,

outbreath:
kindle our hearts

May Peace be with you.
May Peace be through you.
May Peace be within you.
May Peace be among us.
Amen.

—&—
May all persons peoples nations
be delivered from
cruel craven insatiable reckless predator regimes
reveling in violence
hounding the vulnerable
sabotaging justice
profiting from chaos.
Amen.

receive as grace
this breath of life
allow it to fill and renew
open to peace
clear away strife
til love flows through all that you do

#billionprayersforpeace

slow
into calm

calm
into quiet

quiet
into silence

silence
into stillness

&
rest.

words chalked in colored rings

in silence, in presence, abide
there is one life that only you are here to live
for this lifetime, may we keep choosing love
receive, discover, savor this moment
come alive
pulse life
flow spirit
well with blessing
begin again here and now
blossom you
breath by breath
deepen… open
enter center
still

claim a moment:

listen in silence
deepen in stillness
ripen in presence
&
open heart heavenward

“You see, the benefits of the democratic system is that the people choose our officials.”

“So we can work together to find the best leaders?”

“Exactly.”

Sometimes,
sift minutes for moments.

Steep in stillness,
practice presence into prayer.

Quiet into calm: silent, listen.

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Should you find yourself
so graced
as to bear
a living body
a thinking mind
a pulsing heart
a praying soul—
tend with loving care—
share blessing!

claim life • seek truth • wage peace • live compassion • share liberation • serve justice • embody love

Indivisible, with liberty & justice for all
land of the free
home of the brave.

[May the peoples of a stumbling nation
come together, kindle conscience,
and deliver this planet
from the scourges of a criminal regime of predator brutes in service of mammon, moloch, and their diabolic kin. Amen.]

Give me your tired, your poor
your huddled masses
yearning to breathe free
I lift my lamp beside the golden door

America, America,
God mend thine every flaw
confirm thy soul in self-control
thy liberty in law.

We hold these truths
to be self-evident
that all are created equal
ordained with rights.

merciful One,
behold
& hold thy children:
protect the vulnerable
shelter the exposed
heal the hurting
guide the lost
rest the weary—

Amen.

Seek & find & taste the grace of these moments.

May you be safe & free enough to become you.

In stillness, pray silence.
For our while, may we flow life.
Rest body. Pray soul here.

Practice patience into presence: be readied.

Enkindled by Spirit, bear blessing.
Deepen into breath, be opened.

For now, be as here as you are.
Clear mind open. Take heart.

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Call out to loving hearts and souls:
come alive, rise & shine,
help to bless this world free.

Raise hope, serve liberation.
Abide in peace.
Bear fruit with care.
Be filled with Spirit. Share mercy.

may Peace be with
& through
you
& us
all y/our
todays
&
tomorrows.
amen.

when & where
you
need
help
peace
clarity
healing
purpose—
may they be swift
to guide, restore & sustain
you.

amen.

take time
clear space
claim moment:
be
ready
to
be ready
to
come alive.

clear space
in
body & mind & heart
to
welcome

rest

into & through you

may the Heart
of Eternity
hold everybody
tonight
in need
of support, endurance,
healing, guidance,
clarity, comfort,
peace, hope,
rest.

amen.

chalked Alleluias

Risen—indeed!

for this
minute,

slow & quiet
enough
to
clear & claim
a calm.

relax body
clear mind
balance
center.

open
to
flow.

God bless you—
& all of everybody—
through & through.
Amen.

As you are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us… that they may be one.

My body. My blood. Do this in remembrance of me.

Abide in me as I abide in you… You are my friends—I appointed you to go and bear fruit.

I have said this to you, so that in me you may have peace. Take courage: I have conquered the world.

I have set you an example, that you also should do what I have done to you. If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you… Do not let your hearts be troubled, do not let them be afraid.

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Abide in my love.

I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.

colorfully chalked words radiating out from a center

claim life • take heart • kindle courage • keep faith • bless neighbors • dispel fear • seek truth • wage peace • practice reconciliation • choose hope • proclaim liberation • pursue justice • flow compassion • give care • share community • serve love

(amen)