Anger I just Feel Anger Anger about greed Anger about cruelty Anger about those in power
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But anger does not serve It diminishes desperate fury It clouds judgement One is more free Without it
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And so… I pray to be free Free of burning red rage
* Instead… I pray for clarity’s cool revelation Sunshine, sky and the pure water of wisdom And with it a loving view of a serene landscape
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Make me free of anger so that I may be wise And kind, patient and loving, and radiate Joy, happiness and gentle detachment And best of all – understanding And so be free of anger
I have been giving a thought to ‘worrying’ in all its sadness and negativity. The problem with worrying is that it is highly infectious. We talk to each other and we worry about the climate, the economy, the war, Covid, the earthquake and the horribly inappropriate behaviour of those in power. So I’ve written a prayer about worrying…
Why Worry?
Why worry? When you can pray? … With calm
Why misuse imagination When you can request? … Ruffle-free
Right now I pray for more love More kindness More compassion
What’s there not to pray for? What’s there not to ask? What indeed?
Intention is stronger Than you and I So pray… And stop worrying
Make it happen soon Make it good and kind
Change the song Throw the switch Do it now Thank you Thank you Thank you
Lots of us find it difficult to identify completely with any particular religion, even if we respect and love the religious practices of our friends and neighbours. There are few prayers outside the usual stuff that address everyday emotions. With this in mind I’m creating a website of prayers, in the language of the moment without reference to any particular religion. It will be called ‘Prayers for Everyone’ and I hope to have it up and running in a month or two. Here is a prayer about anger. I shall publish several of my angry prayers over the coming days. If they resonate with you, let me know… and let me know if you believe that we need prayers to help with anger… despair… environmental decline… earthquakes… war and all the concerns of the moment.
So Much to be Angry About
I pray That I can look At the wickedness The cruelty The greed And the self-serving… And not feel rage, pure rage
I pray That I will come to know That wickedness Will give way to good.
That cruelty Will be overwhelmed by compassion. That the greedy Will be satiated, shamed and step back.
May those self-serving beings Whose faces I see every evening Framed in boxes of all sizes Be put in their place… And when all this happens… When change comes As it must do I will no longer be angry But give thanks That my prayers Came to be answered.
But right now Embracing inevitable change Let me experience Calm… peace and understanding.
