To See Myself as the Sky

Dear God, teach me to see myself as the sky
which remains blue behind the storm clouds.
Dear God, teach me to see myself as the spring blossoms
which can bloom after winter snowstorms melt away.
Dear God, teach me to see myself as the moon
which is dearly treasured even in its darkest phase.

Dear God, I have found myself knocking
on the door to insanity yet again
and I ask You to please lead me away
from the hell-scape in my mind which brought me there.
Dear God, please dissolve this painful mirage
that has taken form in my mind.
Dear God, please help me disregard my ego's insidious lies.

Let me, instead, allow Your tranquil peace to settle into my soul.
Let me, instead, allow Your love for me settle into my heart.
Let me, instead, allow Your perfect guidance to settle into my mind.

Dear Mother, Father, God,
please pour Your unconditional loving compassion
into the depths of my tattered soul.
Dear Mother, Father, God,
please pour Your unconditional loving compassion
into my weary heart.
Dear Mother, Father, God,
please pour Your unconditional loving compassion
into my fraying mind.
Please pour Your unconditional loving compassion
into every crevice of my being,
so that I may share it with myself.

Dear God, teach me to see myself as the sky
which remains blue behind the storm clouds.
Dear God, teach me to see myself as the spring blossoms
which can bloom after winter snowstorms melt away.
Dear God, teach me to see myself as the moon
which is dearly treasured even in its darkest phase.