E. Bond

Day by day,
week by week,
our government
attacks terrorizes traumatizes
multitudes of civilians—
helpless children among them.

Together, help
end this nightmare.

may your day
well
with blessings,
your moments
flow
with grace.

#BillionPrayersForPeace

quietly
calmly
gently—bless
us
with tranquility
serenity
charity
clarity

as
life
pulses
&
flows
through you,
clear open,
witness.

#BillionPrayersForPeace

may God
bless
every person
tonight
who
struggles,
weeps,
needs,
hopes…
amen.

as breaths
flow
& deepen,
let
body calm
mind clear
heart open
&
soul witness

#BillionPrayersForPeace

God, help us
share peace
pursue justice
celebrate liberation
embody compassion
practice reconciliation.
Amen.

#BillionPrayersForPeace

chalked words at base of lamppost

May we learn
this lifetime
to love
& share
& grow
together.

+Peacebethroughus
+Blessthisworldfree

delve
into
this
your only heart
&
breathe
&
bear
&
be
peace
herein
#BillionPrayersForPeace

good God,
who
is
ever beyond &
within,
be
for
with &
through us.

Amen.

#BillionPrayersForPeace

delve, o Spirit,
into
our depths—
breathe
grace
bear
healing
sing
freedom
bless
peace
amen

#BillionPrayersForPeace

May Love live within & among & through
each & all of us
that we may bless a world wholer.

Amen.

+peacebethroughyou

spiral walked in snow, peace sign at center

May peace—even Peace—
be with & in & upon & through
you & us—all of all of us, together.

May this & every nation—
every people & person—
be freed
from the evils
of supremacy & subjugation & abuse
& violence & oppression & bigotry
& greed & hatred & fear.

So, how long can/will a nation
endure, allow, or enable
such a damnable regime
to wreak havoc & harm?

within this world,
You
are the person
who
bears
This life
(all its blessings, burdens & so on)
for its span.

along your way,
may you
learn to tend self & others
&
discover moments to savor
&
grow into love.

amen.

#BillionPrayersForPeace

(more often than not,
good God,)

grace our nights
with sleep
& rest
& peace—
& bless
everyone
who works, weeps, watches, worries…

amen.

God, have mercy.

Deliver this nation from a regime of devils.

God, have mercy.

Stop the slaughter of the vulnerable.

be
as
here
&
now
as
you
can
/
dare

—with,
as you’ll
have
it,
God’s help.

may
y/our todays
& tonights
& tomorrows
well with care
&
share love
&
flow blessing.
amen.

indwell
this very
body
&
mind
&
heart
&
soul.

enflesh grace,
embody Spirit,
enact gospel.

amen.
#BillionPrayersForPeace

G*d,
o G*d,
defend the defenseless
help the helpless
rest the restless,
for thy mercy’s sake.

Amen.

begin again
with
a pause
...

empty,
fill,
and so on
and on
until
body
centers, calms
mind
clears, opens
heart
ripens, kindles
soul
stirs, rises

then go
with peace
to love

#BillionPrayersForPeace

deliver
every person,
o God,
from
aggression, predation, oppression, exploitation,
from
danger, destruction, deprivation, desperation,
from
fear, anxiety, intimidation, terror—
for thy love’s sake.

amen.

#BillionPrayersForPeace

Diversity, inclusion, and equality are even Christian values.

As is getting/staying awake.

Today,
be
open
to
love,
wonder,
possibility.

Witness grace,
moment by moment.

listen in
to the heart
of your heart…
&
in silence, steep.

from within,
may peace
flow worldward.

#BillionPrayersForPeace

“God or Mammon? Christ or Caesar?”

“Can’t we all be friends?”

keep
on
choosing
faith
hope
love
grace
peace
mercy
compassion.

#BillionPrayersForPeace

compassion
takes practice.

God, help us
practice.