MEDITATION ON FOUR ELEMENTS

meditation by WINTERMOOD

Thank You for This Earth

O God,

We thank you for this earth, our home; for the wide sky and the blessed sun,
for the ocean and streams, for the towering hills and the whispering wind,
for the trees and green grass.

We thank you for our senses
by which we hear the songs of birds, and see the splendor of fields of golden wheat, and taste autumn's fruit, rejoice in the feel of snow,
and smell the breath of
spring flowers.

Grant us a heart opened wide to all this beauty; and save us from being
so blind that we pass unseeing when even the common thorn bush
is aflame with your glory.

For each new dawn is filled with infinite possibilities for new beginnings
and new discoveries. Life is constantly changing and renewing itself.
In this new day of new beginnings with God, all things are possible.
We are restored and renewed in a joyous awakening to the wonder
that our lives are and, yet, can be.

Amen.

Source: Appleseeds.org

The spirits of the mountain exist in strength.

Their roots are deep in the Earth.

Their heads pierce the air and mount to the sky above.

They dance from flat to peak
and, spiraling, descend again.

Good Ones, when I come under your trees and upon your stones,
guide me.

Source: - Ceisiwr Serith and website

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Water flows from high in the mountains.
Water runs deep in the Earth.
Miraculously, water comes to us, and sustains all life.

Water and sun green these plants.
When the rain of compassion falls,
even a desert becomes an immense, green ocean.

Source: Thich Nhat Hanh

Reprinted from Present Moment Wonderful Moment: Mindfulness Verses for Daily Living (1990, 2007 rev.ed.)
by Thich Nhat Hanh with permission of Parallax Press, Berkeley, California www.parallax.org

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Earth Mother, Star Mother

Earth mother, star mother,
You are called by a thousand names,
May all remember
we are cells in your body
and dance together.
You are the grain and the loaf
That sustains us each day.
And as you are patient
with our struggles to learn
So shall we be patient
with ourselves and each other.
We are radiant light
and sacred dark,
-- the balance --
You are the embrace that heartens,
And the freedom beyond fear.
Within you we are born,
we grow, live and die -
You bring us around the circle
to rebirth,
Within us you dance
Forever

by Starhawk
Source: Starhawk and website

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Spirit of the East,
Spirit of air,
of morning and springtime:
Be with us as the sun rises,
in times of beginning,
times of planting.
Inspire us with the fresh breath of courage
as we go forth into new adventures.

Spirit of the South,
spirit of fire,
of noontime and summer:
Be with us through the heat of the day
and help us to be ever growing.
Warm us with strength
and energy for the work that awaits us.

Spirit of the West,
spirit of water,
of evening and autumn:
Be with us as the sun sets
and help us enjoy a rich harvest.
Flow through us with a cooling,
healing quietness and bring us peace.

Spirit of the North,
spirit of the earth,
of nighttime and winter,
Be with us in the darkness,
in the time of gestation.
Ground us in the wisdom of the changing seasons
as we celebrate the spiraling journey of our lives.

Source: To The Four Directions,
by Joan Goodwin
by Joan Goodwin

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Show me a small and shriveled seed,
discarded as a worthless thing:
smile if you will,
that I should kneel in worship
- there will be Spring!

Source: Ruth Bell Graham

MUCH HONOR & BLESSINGS TO THE ABOVE CREATORS

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