O God, Make Me a Lantern
O God, make me a lantern... a light and not a shroud. Help
me to sing out loud your praises in a clear voice, crystalline
and bright with joy. Fill me this very day with levity and
laughter, and may everywhere I go be better for my having
been there. Lift from me the heaviness that grows in layers
and immobilizes me. O let it rise like morning fog, dear
God, and float away upon the wind.
O Father-Mother, send your angels here to keep my
lantern clean and clear. The fuel is pure, it is your own
abundance; smoke cannot obscure the flame. But
sometimes I feel small, and fear that I cannot be seen amid
the throng. Then may your angels carry me upon their
golden wings to where the steeples, tall and proud, point to
the endless sky, and keep me strong and bold and
unafraid to hold my lantern high.
Dear God, I pray that all your children know what flame
they carry, be it hidden deep within or fearlessly
uncovered, shining steadily, the light of love and life, uniting
everyone. Is this too much to ask of you, Almighty God?
Can this thing, call it harmony or peace on earth, be such a
weighty task for your omnipotence? We daily pray “Thy
kingdom come,” so certainly it can be done, dear God, if
you will show us each and every one our part.
O God, your kingdom is not far away; there is no limit to
your generosity. We cannot fail to shine; our lantern light is
infinite. It warms the heart and lights the path that leads
unerringly to satisfaction — in our work, our fellowship, our
service, our communion, gracious God, with you. Now may
my lantern guide me to my place in your Creation, God,
and may it shine not just for me but for the blind whose
prayer, sincere and offered with humility and trust, it is that
they might see. Amen
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