O Source of all Life, a prayer

O Source of all Life,

as once you looked with compassion

on the weary crowds

who seemed lost and without a shepherd, 

look again upon your people

so desperately in need of renewal. 

Send your spirit to  blow over our dead bones

resurrect in us a surprising new life. 

Blow away negative thoughts,

replace them with hopeful dreams. 

Blow away critical thoughts;

replace them with affirming words.  

Blow away busyness;

replace it with a desire

to take more time

for building a rich interior life.

 Blow away anxiety;

replace it with trust.  

Blow away indifference;

replace it with love.  

O Breath of God,

 transform our unconscious way of living

into a vibrant, enlivening way

of being in this world.

©Macrina Wiederkehr, OSB