Leunig on Sunday

(all credits to Leunig)

God bless the lost, the confused,

the unsure, the bewildered, the puzzled,

the mystified, the baffled, and the perplexed.

Amen.

Leunig on Sunday

(all credits to Leunig)

God help us to change. To change ourselves and to change our world. To know the need for it. To deal with the pain of it. To feel the joy of it. To undertake the journey without understanding the destination. The art of gentle revolution.

Amen.

Leunig on Sunday

(all credits to Leunig)

Dear God,

Give comfort and peace to those who are separated from their loved ones. May the ache in their hearts be the strengthening of their hearts. May their longing bring resolve to their lives, conviction and purity to their love. Teach them to embrace their sadness lest it turn to despair. Transform their yearning into wisdom. Let their hearts grow fonder.

Amen

Leunig on Sunday

A little late, I know.

(All credits to Leunig)

God bless those who suffer from the common cold.
Nature has entered into them;
Has led them aside and gently lain them low
To contemplate life from the wayside;
To consider human frailty;
To receive deep and dreamy messages of fever.
We give thanks for the insights of
this humble perspective.
We give thanks for blessings in disguise.

Amen.

Leunig on Sunday

(All credits to Leunig)

Dear God,

We give thanks for the darkness of the night where lies the world of dreams. Guide us closer to our dreams so that we may be nourished by them. Give us strong dreams and memory of them so that we may carry their poetry and mystery into our daily lives.

Grant us deep and restful sleep that we may wake refreshed with strength enough to renew a world grown used.

We give thanks for the inspiration of stars, the dignity of the moon, and the lullabies of crickets and frogs.

Let us restore the night and reclaim it as a sanctuary of peace, where silence shall be music to our hearts, and darkness shall throw light upon our souls. Good night. Sweet dreams.

Amen

Leunig on Sunday

I bought this book by the cartoonist, Leunig, this summer, and I think it's bloomin brilliant.

I've been gradually reading it through, but I'd like to share it with people. So, every Sunday, I'm going to blog it - bit by bit. So here goes...

(All credits to Leunig)

God help us to live slowly
To move simply
To look softly
To allow emptiness
To let the heart create for us.

Amen.