From “Beyond Fear” by Don Miguel Ruiz

Prayer

“Today, Oh Father/Mother God, we ask you to come to us and be always with us. We offer ourselves to you so that you can use our eyes, our voices and our hands to share your love with yourself, because we are One.

In every direction from an electron to the stars, from matter to spirit, from every emotion to the energy of light, God help us to be like you are -- to love with no conditions. Help us to love ourselves just the way we are, without judgement, because when we judge ourselves we find ourselves guilty and we need to be punished, and we suffer from punishment. Help us to be like you are, to accept everything the way it is, to love the way you love, with no conditions.

Love is changing the world. Love is your real name and we are your children, so we are also Love. Oh Mother/Father God, help us be just like you are. Amen.”