A Prayer for These Times

A close-up of green strips of broken glass, as if petals of a flower.

Let me find peace within
So that I may be calm throughout.
Let me find silence within
So that I may find compassion throughout.
Let me be reminded that some things
Are worth waiting for.
Let me be reminded that the journey
Is more important than reaching the destination.
Let me see that the non-doing
Is as much a part of life
As the doing.
Let me be reminded that
It is in these moments of holding on
That I can find quietude and renewal.
It is within these times of inaction
That I can find rest.
It is in these times of emptiness
That I can become full.