March 2006 Prayers and Healing

[cassiepriam]

I thought I would start the healing and prayer thread, to follow up on OhioBlue’s great idea.

I envision this thread as a place for people to make their prayer requests, but also a place to post prayers and spiritual thoughts. I want to create good healing energy on the thread, so that just the posting of the request will confer some blessings and grace. And when we meditate and pray we can send some energy to this thread. I usually try to send energy to all of you, but now there will be more of a focus.

I was thinking we could start a new one each month, to keep it fresh, and to keep the energy level high. And the prayers could reflect the seasons and or current events.

Just my ideas about it, perhaps someone else has something else in mind? I think it is a work in progress.

So to kick things off:

I am half Irish, with strong Celtic roots, and since this is March with St Patrick’s Day coming up, I wanted to share a well known Irish blessing. (Please feel free to post any info about St. Patrick, in hopes we may be given some of his wisdom.)

This prayer has strong sentimental value in my family, and was the central prayer at my sister’s funeral.

May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
And rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.

Amen.