Three Prayers - Ian Lilburne

Cosmic spark
That animates everything
Numinous be thy realm
Thy glory shines
Thy spirit reigns on earth
And throughout the universe
Inspire in us this day
Humility and compassion
And excuse us our arrogance
As we endure those
Arrogant toward us
Lead us not into evil
But deliver us from temptation
For thy divine mystery
Is the spirit that binds us
Together
Forever
Amen

I am extremely lucky
I have a privileged life
I’ve not made the most of it
Not learnt to be happy
Yet still I am extremely lucky

I long to be
A drop of water in the sea
A grain of sand upon the shore
A fleck of dust upon the wind

My soul longs to be
Free of corporeal captivity
A drop of water
A grain of sand
A fleck of dust