Soul Work ; A Prayer of Thanks

I want to give thanks for the work I do.

I want to pay homage to the gods, goddesses,

symbols, signs and synchronicities

that make their appearance as grace

when the choice is made ‘to ask and then to receive.’

Whether called or not called, God is present.

I want to give thanks for the chance to be a messenger—

To bring the good news that all is well,

and all manner of things are well--

that life has meaning

that there is a rhyme and reason,

a warp and woof, an inner and an outer,

an ‘as above, so below’.

I want to give thanks for the only system of knowledge

that makes sense to me

that honors our life cycles as well as the season’s cycles,

that sees meaning, where others see despair

that sees patterns, where others see chaos

that sees hope and evolution, where others see none.

I want to give thanks for this ancient soul language

That challenges me to find the words to translate

the subtle geometry of the Soul; a language

that sees little acts of change

as large acts of courage--

that delights at seeing the shy smile

of recognition when the personal story

meets the archetypal story

and is truly heard.

I want to give thanks for this spiritual practice

That has repeatedly shown me

that I am wrong--

That what I see first, is not all there is--

That people are far richer, more complex

and nobler than I could ever imagine,

and that what I see as God or human flaw

is flawless in design.

For the gift is in the effort--

In the practice of reaching to understand

all the unknowable mysteries

for which I am so truly grateful

E.S. Nov. 2005

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