Relax your gaze Unfurrow your brow Exhale deeply and allow your tension to fall away As your body refills with breath Feel the spirit enter you from above and below Filling your body with light and love Know in your heart that you, too, are this light and love For where your finitude ends, the…
Tag: prayer
Time For God
As I sat at my dining table last night after a long, but satisfyingly productive day, I scrolled through the open tabs on my computer looking for something to lose myself in. I sought distraction, something to help me unwind. Out of habit, I checked my social media accounts, hoping to see or read something…
Enough May Be All That We Get (And That Is Okay)
“I have only ever asked God for enough and he has always provided.”—Joe Sheya (my first martial art instructor) I am have never been shy about discussing the large degree to which my late hapkido teacher, Joe Sheya, impacted my life. He passed away in 2014, but some of the lessons he passed onto me…
A Prayer of Service
Is religion the organization, the belief, or the act? A lot of people these days seem to have disdain for religion. It is easy to see why. It is a contentious subject, perhaps the most contentious subject since the dawn of humanity. It is so contentious, in fact, that the history of humankind is essentially…