I express my hope to You: The movement of Your perfect Love upon the face of my waiting. This is our union. I can taste the Bread of Your sustaining Life, as it feeds me forever. Here is all that I am, all we are, as You created us. Amen.
Here we pause and find that hope we spoke of; here the Flow in its perfect support, the endless energy of Home; here the beat of united hearts, the singular voice of ten-thousand angels. Here and now, the waiting that is no waiting. Amen.
The world thinks an angel fell from Your Heaven, and became something You are not. But our desire is to see You as You are. This desire to be awakened is a sonnet written on the clouds of our perception. It reminds us there is "Something" we think we cannot reach. But sitting here, we only find Your closeness. What are the lines and verses of Your infinitely stretching Word? How sweet the prose of Your Touch, The speech of Your Sight, the call of Your Being! Who are we, that You love us so? Amen.
Ours is to allow this wordless rush. To keep it when we walk about in the world we have made. We hear You, Father. Amen.
Father, Mother, Divine Parent of all there is, Great Spirit, we come to You, having not left. We hear, we see, we speak. Ours is the response of soul to Creator. Here we play our thought upon Your waters. We stand on the surface, the whole of creation, and not one astonished, for at last we all see. We cannot express our thanks, only look at and from within Your perfect Light. We breathe-in Your Breath, and know You as part of You. Thank God. Amen.
Father, we know we do not simply pray to You, but within You. We see that there is no "outside". As the cup of a dreaming world passes from our lips, let Your perfect gentleness wash away the old night. As a small child hands the empty glass back to her father, all dreams of terror gone, so do we give up to You our own nightmares. What else to do with them? Where else to go but to You? From where does love come if not Heaven? Thank You, Father. Amen.
Father, our experience of You does not agree with the old tales, of a god angry with himself, who made an imperfect world out of his alleged perfection. That image is far removed from our meeting here. In reverence we approach. No danger here, only peace. Only love here, as we find Your Nature to be pure, uncluttered. We will never believe the old tales, Father. We come to You in love, not fear. Decide for us our way, and we gladly walk it. Thank You, Father. Amen.
Father, ours is but to come within, and we are Home. The more we close these eyes, the more we see. Thank You, Father. Amen.
Father, we stand to erase all differences, so that we are clear to receive Your Light. We stand and declare Your Reality, hands raised to the sky. Nightmares may storm the gates of our united hearts, but still we stand. We who dream shout no more for the pull of that which returns to dust, but dwell here with You, forever. Amen.
More, never less. Only this. We need no proof of you, for all we see is You. Are we ashamed? God, no. Hide from You? Impossible. Should we cry out in the night, the sweat of remembered screams drying on our astonished face? How could this be, when You are all there is? How could we have believed our own tales, rumors of the death of love. We come, not for the bringing of human glory, but for even a sliver of Your Light. Afraid, ashamed, no longer. Thank God! Amen.
Father, You are the Provider of our every need; You are the courage of our convictions, the song and the singer. You are the call to action, and the action itself. You are our deepest heart. We will never again turn from You, but live eternally in Your Heaven. Amen.
Father, ours has been a seeking, and along the way a finding, of but glimpses of You. But we would rather have these flashes alone, than to remain blind. Thank You that You hear us, for we hear You whisper beneath our shouting. We sense Your Reality behind shadows, and we no longer fear. For we know each fleeting glimpse of You is a precursor to awakening. Thank You, Father. Amen.
Father, we come to You now, in the grace You have placed in our hearts. We come as one, seeking light for all. In seeking, we find Your perfect Love. In finding, we are instantly healed of illusions of separation. Thank You, Father. Amen.
You are the Light that touches darkness, to reveal it as illusion. You are the only Reality, for what is this "I" that thinks itself apart? What are we but loved forever? Amen.
Father, we come to this place, our brother with us. We tell You nothing, for what could we say? We only stand in reverence of Your perfect Love. Hear we all the Song You sing, and that forever. Amen.
Father, we do know. We feel Your Love, and are not ashamed. We do not fear these tears, or the ache in our heart. We are Yours. Thank You, Father. Amen.
Father, we know words alone have no power, but out of the deepest heart, where You hold us, they come. All our trust, our faith, our love, and our eternal connection to You, we know these are so. And so it is. Amen.
Father, we know You cannot turn us back. We must find You on our own, for this is the nature of freedom. We have misread the messages You sent, many still believing You are both love AND hate. But Father, where is Your anger? Are You a dangerous old man in the clouds, or are You perfect love? The experience of our coming within belies the ancient tales. They do not frighten us, Father. Our reverence knows no end. Amen.
Father, we bring to You all our fears, our arrogance. To see Your Light, even through these, is to know Your Reality. Ours is the lesson of forgiveness, as we practice Your Presence. Thank You, Father. Amen.
Father, do we listen, then loudly proclaim: "Look! I have learned great things from the small voice!" Or do we lose ourselves in order to find ourselves, in You? It is You we seek, not more of our own voice. In seeking, we find You, Father. Amen.
Father, we do stand, united, part of You. We understand Home to be that state of being we could never leave. Within us You sing forever. Thank You Father. Amen.
You infinite "Something"...You ever-living, ever-being, ever-loving. We gather under this tree, grass green at our feet. We join hands, soul to soul, and the tree's knowledge is no longer twisted. Instead, this release of shame, exposing lies. Through the leaves Your sun shines, as we raise our eyes to that Heaven that was within us all along. You all-knowing, everywhere present, we thank You that You are. Our unending joy we pray to You. Amen.
Father, in truth, we stay here with You. We have gone nowhere that You could not find us. We are not but eternally loved. We know we have a name, and it is as sacred as Your own, for You have given it to us. We know You constantly whisper that name to us, no matter what appears. Yes Yours is the kingdom, Yours is the glory...Yes Father, and Yours is the power. Amen.
Father, our "hope" is the activity of "awaiting" Your movement upon the waters of our dreaming self. The spirit of the earth sings in joy, as our eyes are opened. We know Your Nature is our nature. We know we are free to find our way. In this discovery we are "born again". How great is Your love for us! As our belief becomes experience, we raise hands to the sky, and a thousand times, amen!
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