My Prayer for the New Year

Earth shall be healed. And all the people that live on the Earth shall be healed.
And all the people that live on the Earth shall find peace and be healed.
Chant from:  “You Are The One,” by Carole & Bren

  

My prayer for this new year is simple.  I pray that the Earth—the only home we have—shall be healed.  I pray that we as a nation and a world may renew our commitment to the complex process of healing the damage we have done to our planet.  I pray that the water we drink may flow cleanly and freely, that the food we eat shall nourish our bodies, and that the air that we breathe shall be clear and light.

      I pray that all the people that live on the Earth shall be healed—not just from disease, although that is part of my prayer—but also from the mental framework that leads us to focus on the differences between ourselves and our neighbors instead of the similarities.  I pray that we as a nation will unite around meeting the needs of all our citizens, not just the wealthy and not just big business.  I am especially concerned for those that have in some way been disenfranchised through the lack of health care or loss of the opportunity to do honest work and earn an honest living.

I pray that all the people that live on the Earth shall find peace and be healed.  I pray for an end to the violence that is daily perpetrated against women, children, animals, the differently abled, the GLBT community, and all other victims of violence.  I pray for an end to the endless wars in which we find ourselves engaged and for renewed efforts at peace-making across the globe.  I pray for Peace.

      These prayers cannot come true without each of us doing our part to manifest healing in the world.  Another word for healing is wholeness—the integration of all parts of the self—body-mind-emotions-spirit—into a state of balance.  My prayer for myself this new year is that I intentionally act to create this wholeness and balance within myself, so that I may better serve the cause of healing and peace for the Earth.

      What prayers do you make this new year?