Posted by Temmie on August 18, 2003, at 21:04:19
“O Gracious Lord, I enter Thy radiance, and approach Thy Presence, bearing with me the service done in Thy Name, and for Thee. I seek to become a more efficient server, and I open my heart and mind to the power of Thy Love, and Thy Joy, and Thy Peace.
In Thy Presence, Thy peace enfolds me, and fills me with contentment, certainty, rest, stillness. Thy peace which passeth understanding. I must therefore be a center of Love, Joy, and Peace in the world.
I place my hand in Thine with all love and trust and confidence, for Thou art indeed my Lord. From the unreal lead me to the Real, from darkness to Light, from death to Life Eternal. At Thy feet, and in the Light of Thy Holy Presence, I strive to realize what I am. I am not this body which belongs to the world of shadows; I am not the desire which affects it; I am not the thoughts which fill my mind; I am not the mind itself. I am the Diving Flame within my heart, eternal, immortal, ancient, without beginning, without end. More radiant than the sun in all His noonday glory, purer than the snow, untouched, unsullied by the hand of matter; more subtle than the ether is the Spirit within my heart. I and my Father are One.
I worship Thee. I adore Thee; Thou my Life, my Breath, my Being, my All. I am in Thee and Thou art in me. Lead me, O Gracious Lord, through Thy illimitable Love to union with Thee and the Heart of Eternal Love.
In Thy Love I rest for evermore.
Amen"
From “Thus I Have Heard” by Bishop Leadbetter
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