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To Pray…

Prayer, hands uplifted
School Prayer by Diane Ackerman

"In the name of the daybreak and the eyelids of morning and the wayfaring moon and the night when it departs,

I swear I will not dishonor my soul with hatred, but offer myself humbly as a guardian of nature, as a healer of misery, as a messenger of wonder, as an architect of peace...."

Prayer – a calling of the mind to intention, a profession of what we value, a practice of centering focus and habit, …

Prayer may carry different purposes and meaning. But in the very least, it helps us to focus our attention on a given point of reference. Our attention is an expression of our energy. When we focus our energy on that which we value, we encourage its growth and expression within us, and also without us. In other words, our prayer has the potential to change the world we inhabit. Do not underestimate it. ♥

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