Morning Blessing Gift of A Path

Welcome to this moment,

To these moments,

And to the moments that stretch out in front of us this day like a path.

Despite the distance between all of us,

We have these moments in common.

Let these distances shrink now in the communion of silence.

Shared silence has an extraordinary quality of togetherness.

Quiet down,

Quiet now,

From the inside out and farther as your silence reaches out and stretches out to all of us.

Slowly bring your awareness to your body.

Use your five senses to harvest information about your physical self.

Now,

Send care,

Support,

And nurturing back to your body.

Move a leg,

Change your back position,

Shift your weight,

Stretch a finger,

And create ways to nurture your body.

Shrinking and expanding count as feelings.

Sometimes I want less of the outside world and sometimes everything to shrink.

Sometimes I want more and want everything to expand.

Find which of these you feel and find a way to express it.

Whatever feeling comes,

Another soon follows it,

And then eventually a different quality emerges.

There is something in a tear that the soul loves,

Or passion.

Experiencing a deep feeling expressed,

The soul says,

Ah,

In deep understanding and appreciation.

Come,

Join with others as you walk into the day today.

Come along farther down the path of your life.

Let yourself see how your path is prepared for you,

Just as the high trees give all their leaves to make a carpet for my long,

Wooded walks.

Your gift today is a path.