My morning prayer, posted on an east window, so I can do heart opening sun salutions.
Prayer

I breathe in this new day

I exhale hopelessness
And breathe in faith

I exhale indifference
and breathe in gratitude

I exhale insensitivity
and breathe in Beauty

I exhale sadness
And breathe in joy

I exhale harshness
and breathe in kindness

I exhale resentment
and breathe in forgiveness

I exhale isolation
and breathe in love


adapted from Edwin C. Lynn
in Family Prayers: A sampler,
UUA

New Life

Dark in the bosom of the earth
Cradled, protected, nourished
Hiding, safe, secure.
But alone, unfulfilled

A swelling of the heart
A leap of faith
A bursting and breaching
Of protecting walls.

Rushing toward light and life
Tender, fragile, exposed
Trusting, yielding. Hoping
That the offering will be cherished and honored.

New life
The springtime gift
To those with the courage to accept.