Prayer for Love

Lesson in Roses

Lesson in Roses I was thinking,the other day,about tea roses.The splendid profusionof hybrids—two beautiful plantsbred togetherinto something startlingly newand impossibly lovely.And it occurred to methat it was something like a marriage:The two of us,starting out foreign to one another,

Root of Love

Root of Love What a remarkable gift You've designed!Today, let those sharing Your love open their lives for one another.With bold and unbending love,each lets the other in,standing side by side in vulnerability and in strength,in suffering and in joy,in past, future, and...

Old, New, Borrowed, Blue

Old, New, Borrowed, Blue Beloved,let's make a life together.We'll build a home together;feather our nest with creature comfortsand fill our hearts with random sundries such asForever.Beloved,it seems like there were

Forgotten Thank You's

Forgotten Thank You's Between work and family, friends and parties,I often forget to thank You for the little blessings in my life.Thank You for giving me my period last month when I was worried it wouldn't come.Thank You for helping me convince my Trig professor that I deserved to pass.Thank...

Tribal Rhythm

Tribal Rhythm I have learned that belly dance is all about isolation. My teacher taught me this several weeks ago, explaining that the hypnotizing nature of the dance comes from the way the hips and the torso move independently. I have also learned that the act of learning belly dance is a sort of isolation.

True Love

True Love An elderly gent was invited to his old friends' home for dinner one evening. He was impressed by the way his buddy preceded every request to his wife with endearing terms: Honey, My Love, Darling, Sweetheart, Pumpkin, etc. The couple had been married almost 70 years, and clearly they were still very much in love. While the wife was in the kitchen, the man leaned over and said to his host, "I think it's wonderful that,...

Convergence

Convergence He and I are from unlikely worlds.We pray to You, but with different words.  Tell me, how different can we really beif our gazes fall on the one same You?From here, we lift our hopes and fearsand look to Your light only for strength.  In You, we know each other more.  In You, we find our future...

Committed to Each Other

Committed to Each Other As they commit themselvesto each other's hearts, hands and lives, I thank You.For helping them find each other—friends and lovers,supporters and confidants.   Thank You for letting me share in their joy-to bask in the loveof two such special...

The Standard

The Standard Show me Your standards again,each time I grow fearfulof becoming the spinster aunt. Remind me that I am not lookingfor a warm body to prove my worth;I am looking for a partner. I am looking for someonewho will come with me to find Youin the quietest parts of ourselves. Prepare my heart only for a lovethat places...

Ah, Young Love

Ah, Young Love "I was young once, too,"I tell her.But she stares at me,as if I sprang, fully-formedand middle-aged, from the head of Zeus.How can I possibly understandtrue love?So I turn to You who taught methe meaning of the word.

Longing to Love

Longing to Love I am so tired of eating alone, of sleeping alone, of waking up to no one but myself.I date, but it never leads to anything long term.For so long, I’ve been looking for my type, my ideal man.Help me keep my eyes and my heart opento the possibilities You place b...

Rings and Things

Rings and Things It is a time for promises,for gathering together,for becoming one.Our rings, a symbolof this unity.Please protect the circleof those we hold dear,circles old and circles new.Keep them unbrokenbut stretchable,secure.

Looking Ahead

 Looking Ahead Hope is the thought of a hand pressedto the small of my back when Iam old and need help up the steps.Love is the sight of someone peelingan orange for two, a brightsweet Sunday morning smell.And, may I not forget:Patience is believing all thisshall arrive in one momentthat I have yet to meet.

I Know You are with Me

I Know You are with Me My faults are many.My will is weak.My heart is troubled.My life estranged. Your sweet breathcomes through the windand brushes my face,and I know You are with me. My fears are controllingMy mind is numbMy spirit is dampMy soul is fading.

For All the Single Ladies

For All the Single Ladies I grew up believing thatevery princess finds her prince.It's inevitable.My kingdom, on the other hand,is full of frogs.No matter how often I kiss them,they remain stubbornly amphibious. Where is the prince You made for...

Fortress of Solitude

Fortress of Solitude Thank you for fortitude.It took years, but I'm okay on my own.Solitude has been a gift,and I rarely felt pangs of loneliness,but I realize it would be a blessingto have a partner. Help me to get past my sensethat I need to travel lightin order to move forward at my own pace.

New Love

New Love Let me be a blessing to this man.I cannot know what the future holdsand the relationship is still so young.Whether I am with him for weeks or years, help me to love him well. Give me the personal strengthto...

Secular Songs: Part Two

Secular Songs with Secret Spiritual Significance: Part Two Unrequited love and hidden secrets…sound intriguing? Whether it’s a ten-year old with a secret valentine or a full-grown woman seeking love in the workplace, we have experienced or know someone who has experienced the sting of romance. This week, two songs struck my fancy.

Forepray

Forepray As I get ready to make love,guide me to be a giver and getter of gifts.Sometimes receiving pleasureis beyond reach for me.But not tonight.This time it will be about us, not my shopping list, the kidsor my petty complaints.Just us.  Please provide mewith the peace of mindto be in the moment.  

Frustrated Girlfriend

Frustrated Girlfriend Please help me to not kill my boyfriend.When he leaves the toilet seat up,keep my voice from becoming shrill.When he responds to my conversation in cave man speak,keep my hand from hitting the back of his head.When he smells like a locker room,keep my requests for hygiene civil.When he gives me a gift that's really for him,keep my...

Biological Clock

Biological Clock Trying not to see it as some great mysteryor some kind of cosmic test, butjust give me some idea.  Okay, a sign.Are we not meant to have children?We’re a loving couple, completely attuned to You;we’ve got money in the bank and a whole support systemof babysitters in...

Soul Mate

Soul Mate I search for your facewherever I go.What do you look like?Surely, when our eyes meetthere will be this instantspark of recognition,allowing our destiniesto collide.Almost everyone I knowhas found their half-moon.When placed togetherthey form one perfect heart.Where is my soul mate,the one You have chosen