Dear Friends,
We hope that you are safe and well.
Today's Meditation is "The Prayer" sung at a family Memorial Service for Alejandro "Dino" Palisbo. It is sung by Bryson Omalza Moralez and Tristen Moralez. The words are provided.
You might let the song and message echo in your heart as Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion and a world-wide chorus reprise the song: "we dream of a world of justice and hope where each extends a hand to their neighbor in peace and brotherhood/sisterhood."
We invite you to join us as we commit ourselves to working tirelessly to end systemic and structural racism in our society, in the church, in healthcare, in the workplace--wherever it shows up so that everyone may come to have more abundant life. May this meditation nourish our contemplative-active hearts and sustain all of us in action.
In the spirit of our philosophy of co-creating community and our awareness that the Spirit speaks through each of us, we invite you to share your meditations with us as well. We truly believe that it is God's economy of abundance: when we share our blessings, our thoughts, our feelings, we are all made richer.
We hope and pray that you find peace, healing, hope and the infusion of joy in your life!
With our love and care,
Ron and Jean
MEDITATION 435: "The Prayer" sung at a family Memorial Service and then sung again by Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion and a world-wide chorus.
https://www.facebook.com/mark.salondaka/videos/391453529075921/
I pray you'll be our eyes
And watch us where we go
And help us to be wise
In times when we don't know
Let this be our prayer when we lose our way
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
To a place where we'll be safe
La luce che tu dai
I pray we'll find your light
Nel cuore resterà
And hold it in our hearts
A ricordarci che
When stars go out each night
L'eterna stella sei
Nella mia preghiera
Let this be our prayer
Quanta fede c'è
When shadows fill our day
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe
Sognamo un mondo senza più violenza
Un mondo di giustizia e di speranza
Ognuno dia la mano al suo vicino
Simbolo di pace e di fraternità
La forza che ci dia
We ask that life be kind
È il desiderio che
And watch us from above
Ognuno trovi amor
We hope each soul will find
Intorno e dentro a sè
Another soul to love
Let this be our prayer
Let this be our prayer
Just like every child
Just like every child
Need to find a place
Guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe
E la fede che
Hai acceso in noi
Sento che ci salverai
Reprise: Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion and children singing "The Prayer"
https://youtu.be/nexnnrYyTmc