Saturday, June 16, 2012

Prayer of bitterness

 As long as you make an identity for yourself out of pain, you cannot be free of it. 
-Eckhart Tolle


Dear Lord may I never become bitter
May I never become jaded with the sadness of life

May those around me never feel the need to walk on eggshells
and never fear my reaction to inconsequential mistakes

I pray I will always be kind towards others
That my patience will endure the most difficult of situations

I pray that if I come to hate my job so much, I'll quit
and that I will do so with dignity.
 
That I will not infect others with resentment.

That I will not color facts with feelings
or manipulate truth with resentment

That I remain open and loving,
though I may be seen as naive

And that my words be steeped in kindness
and my actions honest and consistent

I pray I make for myself an identity out of joy
and a life transformed by love.

 
 

 




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