When You Are, I Am

WHEN YOU ARE, I AM

What you are about to read is a prayer, a meditation, and guardian in tough times, across time, and in the moment.

This is something to be whispered to your children before bedtime and for them to whisper to their children and their children’s children.

This is a promise to make to your lover as vows at a wedding and in growing old together for better and for worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health.

This is a personal protective oath to read to yourself so you may hold your fears at arm’s length, your ego in check, and the best in you up close.

WHEN YOU ARE, I AM

When you are feeling in the dark, I am your eternal light.
When you are feeling lost, I am your inner compass.
When you are feeling tired, I am your place of rest.
When you are feeling alone, I am your company.
When you are feeling uncertain, I am your conviction.
When you are feeling unforgiving, I am your forgiveness.
When you are feeling ashamed, I am your acceptance.
When you are feeling persecuted, I am your emancipation.
When you are feeling guilty, I am your innocence.
When you are feeling broken, I am your wholeness.
When you are feeling wounded, I am your repair.
When you are feeling fear, I am your safety.
When you are feeling turmoil, I am your time out.
When you are feeling your time fleeing, I am time.
When you are feeling put down, I am your elevation.
When you are feeling ignored, I am present.
When you are feeling too much, I am your relief.
When you are feeling prideful, I am your humility.
When you are feeling dishonest, I am your truth.
When you are feeling empty, I am your nourishment.
When you are feeling sad, I am your laughter.
When you are feeling impatient, I am your patience.
When you are feeling greedy, I am your charity.
When you are feeling unappreciated, I am your gratitude.
When you are feeling ignorant, I am you infinite wisdom.
When you are feeling dependent, I am your liberation.
When you are feeling there is no exit, I am your door.
When you are feeling exhausted, I am your energy.
When you are feeling jealousy, I am your peace.
When you are feeling your heart’s ache, I am your love.
When you are feeling abandoned, I am your faith.
And now, let us say Amen.

Noah's BlogOniracom InfoApril 13, 2009