Prayer Offered for August 27, 2015

Our prayer is taken from the words of Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk who has spoken in California many times.

We turn toward the light of loving-kindness to direct us.

We bow deeply to the Awakened One and to our spiritual ancestors.

Today we begin anew to purify and free our hearts.

With immeasurable compassion to help humankind, we resolve to live beautifully.

May our heart’s garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers.

May mountains and rivers be our witness in this moment as we bow our heads and request the Lord of Compassion to embrace us all.─AMEN.

^{(From Matt Sanders, Interfaith Ministry Handbook.)}