My prayer...

My prayer for one in particular but when I think I want to it to be for all mankind.....

Find Hope- I pray that you find hope in God. Not just a momentary, fleeting kind- but a deep rooted, whole, true hope in the master artist and creator of the universe. A hope that is so real, so alive that no matter what comes at you in life you will never ever feel alone. I wish that on your darkest day, when the whole world collapses down on you, and the clouds are so thick over you…. I pray you feel that one tiny ray of light- one that pierces through your eye into your soul and overwhelms you hope. Hope that although this world and its people will fail you there is something bigger, something more to hang out onto. Hope that if you can just get through this one day things will get better and that there is love waiting for you.

Know Peace- I pray that one day you meet the Peace Maker and you know him. The definition, the inventor, the provider of peace is calling you. When everything is backwards and upside down he longs to bring equilibrium and balance. Not necessarily by taking everything away but by instilling a deep sense of rightness in every cell of your body. When everyone else is falling and tumbling- you can walk steady because you know Peace by his name. I pray also that one day you may find peace with yourself. You may have made good choices or bad, work hard or been lazy, been a victim or not… regardless I pray you realize nothing… none of it matters except for you are today. Who you choose to be in the future. The past does not control you, it does not dictate who you become. He forgives and forgets just as you should. Find PEACE in that. Forgive yourself, and let go and find peace within yourself.

Be Forgiveness- I pray that one day you become forgiveness. That you realize we are all screw ups- you me, our parents, our friends, our enemies- we have all messed up. We all have weaknesses and we all have hurt one another. Not one of us is worthy of anything good. But I pray you embrace forgiveness- a full realization and understanding we are all human. To let go of past hurts and pain others have caused you. To realize we all have probably done the same to others, To understand the only way to move forward is to forgive, and let love in. Forgiving allows freedom. Personal freedom from all the hurt, pain, and suffering. IT allows you to be free from the chains of being a victim of circumstances- by forgiving it says ‘though you have wronged me you no longer have power over me anymore.’ I pray also you learn to forgive yourself. I’m sure that have been thing you wish you never did, things that have compromised your character, challenged your beliefs, things that eat you up when you’re alone at night. I know was haunted from these things for years. But there is healing here too. Forgive yourself. Release yourself from this prison and embrace Love, he is waiting for you.

Feel Joy- I pray on day you feel joy. A joy that is not circumstantial. A joy that is active and real. A joy that is true. It is a rare gem, hard to find, but once captured it will change your life forever. Through hope, peace, and forgiveness you will start to cultivate it and step by step it flows into every part of who you are. So much so that one day a child’s laugh, a sunset, or a flower dancing in the wind will illuminate your life. This joy does not make every wrong right or blind you from that ugly parts in this world, it simply allows you to know that there is something bigger going on here. That even through the darkness that surrounds us there is something to be grateful for. Cling to that. Know that you were saved. Someone gave his life for yours and wants to know you intimately. That is joy. I pray that you can feel this in your core, that although you may be sad or struggling that you can rest easy knowing its temporary. I pray you meet Joy.

Accept Love- I pray that above all things your hearts will be open to Love. Not just the everyday, fleeting kind but to the Love that your knows your name, the one who knows how many hairs are on your head, the one who knows your thoughts before you do, the one who created each cell in your body. I pray the that this Love becomes enough to sustain you. That it is enough. Once you allow yourself to know Love like him you will never need anything else in this lifetime. Although you may want or like other things, you will never NEED anything. He thinks your beautiful, strong, talented, and loves you wholly and completely. I pray also you learn to love yourself. Take pride in who you are and who you were created to be. Know that you are good enough. And I hope that even if you feel undeserving or don’t understand how…. Accept love from those around you. It’s ok to let love in. I will warn you it is scary though. When you are vulnerable and you let the walls around your heart to come tumbling down it will probably be the scariest moment of your life… but once the love comes rushing in you will never ever once regret it. Fall in love with Love, he so desperately wants you to be his.

See Beauty- I pray that one day you look in the mirror and realize that you are beautiful. Without make up, hair done, or shower…. You are beautiful. You were created in the image of Beauty. He is the definition, the complete essence of beauty and perfection and then made you in his image. Embrace that, have confidence in that fact. I pray also that you will stop and look around at this earth we were given. Even past the cement jungles and roaring of electricity and cars Eden is still here. I hope that one day your eyes will see past all the awful things we have done to our world and you will find those glimpses of Eden. The raw, the natural, the colors, the sounds, the peace…. It’s perfect and our souls long for it. So stop and take a minute find it and seek out the beauty that surrounds and realize that He made it for you. If you can experience that I promise your soul will be at rest. And even if its for a brief moment nothing else will matter in the world. Except for that sunset, your eyes witnessing it and the way the air tastes. Embrace beauty everyday.