Great Spirit: Prayer For Guilt, Shame, & Self-Forgiveness

Great Spirit,

Allow me to soften towards myself.

Release me from the stories,

The judgments,

And the ways I am punishing myself in this moment.

Let me remember I am human.

I am worthy of unconditional love.

I am worthy of forgiveness for the ways I may have moved from fear,

Survival,

Coping patterns,

Or longing.

Let me remember I am here,

Connecting to you,

Living in awareness and seeking to grow in love for myself and others.

Allow me to release the voice of the inner judge.

Allow me to soften the part that still believes I should have known better,

Done better,

Or been better.

Remind that part that today I can choose a new way.

I can choose compassion over punishment.

I can choose truth over shame.

I can choose love over fear.

Bring me home to myself,

To the part untouched by mistake,

To the part that has always been worthy of grace.

May this forgiveness open the door to a deeper intimacy with my own soul.

Let me release the learned belief that humans must suffer to be worthy,

Punished to learn,

And hurt before they are allowed to receive love.

And when I start to feel afraid and swept up in guilt or shame,

Remind me to breathe into my heart.

Breathe into my courage.

Breathe into compassion.

Help me to remember that love is my birthright.

Help me to remember that love heals.

Help me to remember your love comes with no conditions.