O you who are the perfection of love, harmony and beauty
Lord of Heaven and Earth
Open our hearts that we hear your voice as it's constantly speaking in us.
Lest we get deaf to your admonishing words
Let us look deeper into our souls and let us know that it's you who gives sense and form to our lives
Let us look further that we overcome our limited horizon which hinders us to go new ways.
Let us look into ourselves, give us the strength to overcome our false ego which hinders us living truthfully, and help us to prepare the free room in our hearts for you
Let us look around that we won't think just about ourselves but also about those people living with us
Open our senses for the other one's needs
Give us the power to love ourselves, for only when we accept ourselves as we are, we can go to other people and see our neighbor in them
Give us the gift to go to those who hate us, exclude us, and defame us
Let not hate, anger, fear and despair lead us astray
Lead us ever and ever on the path of love, harmony and mutual understanding
Draw us nearer to you in every moment of our lives
Until in us is reflected Your grace, Your wisdom, Your beauty, Your joy, and your peace
AMEN.
Prayer submitted by Madeleine, Cologne, Germany.