A morning prayer from New Zealand

[Gabrielle Dean]

A Morning Prayer Joy Cowley

 

Kia ora my Friend God.

I give to you the voyage of this day,

that to be which is already yours,

adding to it my rejoicing,

a shout of praise. Amen. Amen.

 You are the wind: fill up my sails.

You are the water: run fast beneath my keel. 

And I will sing in the wind

and dance over the water,

God my Friend, oh God my Friend.

You are the light: enfold me,

You are the darkness: embrace me.

You are pain: hollow me.

You are love: overflow me.

The storms of change are you,

and the peace of tranquil waters.

You are all these things Friend God,

and I thank you. Amen. Amen.

 May I journey without fear

through all your seasons.

In emptiness let me find fullness.

In imprisonment let me find freedom. 

Render me passive in your will

and I shall be most active,

moving with you in everything, seeing you in everything

knowing you in everything. Amen.

 

Joy Cowley is a New Zealand based writer, known especially for her children's books. This prayer is from her collection Aotearoa Psalms. The phrase Kia Ora means "Good morning" in Maori.

The storms of change are you, and the peace of tranquil waters.