Let All I Say (Prayer)

My work prayer of the moment goes something like this: Let all I say and all I think be in harmony with Thee, God within me, God beyond me, maker of the trees.

I had many occasions to pull it out today. So many I think I memorized it, though of course it is very short. I continue to struggle with my work partner, Irene, almost on a daily basis. I get frustrated with her and she gets frustrated with me and when we can’t be in harmony, it feels terrible. We’ve had a long and strong relationship, and because of that I feel myself being constantly pulled back into a loving harmony with her, and I think and hope she feels the same. I don’t think I personally would struggle so with someone who didn’t matter very much to me.

There are reasons I like and can apply the prayer. All I say represents to me what I put out to the world, words as well as actions. All I think is my inner workings. Thoughts come involuntarily, but they are also voluntary and the more I practice, the better they will be. . . . be in harmony with Thee. This is my ideal, having my actions and thoughts aligned with God, doing God’s will. God within me reminds me that I am part of this higher power, that I can draw on it anytime because it is part of me. God beyond me reminds me that the higher power is also beyond me physically as well as mentally. It resides in every other person and perhaps beyond all people as well. Maker of the trees is almost quirky. I just quoted the “only God can make a tree” thing recently. There is a force beyond me that has made the trees and everything else.

So. I don’t really know how much I help myself with all this prayer, memorization and reflection. I have to think about how this differs from going over and over and over any slight I feel I have received. I seek to be lifted to a new level of serenity, humility and understanding.