Dear God,
Bless today,
because tomorrow is uncertain.
Bless today,
because yesterday is done.
But most importantly bless today,
because it’s Monday, and it’s only just begun.
Amen
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A Prayer for Community
Communities can sustain us, they can support us, and they can help us succeed. Communities can also fall apart, they can break our hearts , and they can fail us. This is a prayer for all our communities, in all their forms.
Dear Spirit of Universal Love,
Let me find communities of wisdom.
Help me seek out communities that love me as a whole person, that challenge me in just the right ways, and that allow me to connect with something greater than myself.
Help me find healing with the communities in my life that have let me down or caused me harm.
Let me connect with new communities and with scattered members of communities I was a part of in the past.
Let the spirit of unconditional holy love stretch from me to every member of the communities I cherish.
Amen
A Prayer for Encouragement
By: Autumn Elizabeth, Editor in Chief
Sometimes we can be, as the Lit songs says, our own worst enemies. When others encourage us, we hear only platitudes; when we see a new journey ahead, we let fear and doubt close the door. Sometimes we waste our time waiting for the perfect words of encouragement, when perhaps there is no such thing.
I am not immune to this kind of thinking. I spent much of our recent hiatus in such a state of waiting. Ultimately, I realized that no one’s words would give me sufficient encouragement, except for the words of my best, most-hopeful self. So here is the prayer I created to encourage that voice, to encourage myself, and to start sharing all of these prayer with all of you again.
My Dearest Self,
You are capable.
You are capable despite your failures, past and future.
You are capable despite your doubts and the voices of those who doubt you.
You are capable because you are loved, more than you will ever know.
You are capable because against all odds, you have still continued to exist.
You are capable because you are part of a species that is the result of millions of random mutations. You are part of a species that flew to the moon, photographed the stars, and measured galaxies.
You are capable because you are part of the same history as poets, philosophers, and prophets.
You are capable because you have dared to ask yourself for encouragement.
You are capable because you said so.
Amen
…and We’re Back!
We here at Searching Sophia’s Pockets are back from our Summer Hiatus and ready to bring you new wisdom, love …and lint in the form of new prayers and posts.
We are still focusing this year on prayer, and we still would love for you to join us in sharing your thoughts about prayer, your own prayers, or the ways you have used our prayers with us. For more details check out our submissions page, or e-mail us directly at SophiasPockets@gmail.com
Thank you for continuing this journey with us.
With Wisdom, Love …and Lint,
The Searching Sophia’s Pockets Team
A Prayer for Ash Wednesday
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray Matthew 6:5-6
Today is the Christian celebration of Ash Wednesday, a day that marks the beginning of the season of Lent which in turn ends in Easter. Today marks a special day, a day for a special prayer. Ash to ash, and dust to dust we pray together.
Dear God,
Today we mark the beginning and we honor the cycle.
We pray for those who are no longer here with us
and for those who are newly with us.
We pray that for all of us, praying to any and all of our Gods, that these next weeks be filled with fruitful self-reflection. We pray that they are filled with divine wisdom.
We recognize that this human life is uncertain and unpredictable, that it is also sweet and short.
We pray for the strength to be our best selves, to live lives of compassion, integrity and justice.
We pray that each day we are strengthened amazed by the fact that we are all made of stardust, and will all become stardust again.
Amen.
Like all the prayers on this site, this prayer is just a beginning, so everyone is welcome to modify it, customize it, and re-create to better fit their own journey and beliefs. If you would like to share you re-creations, we welcome you to do so in the comment section, or to submit your reworking of this prayer or your own prayer.
A Prayer for Joyous Moments
Not all moments are full of joy, not all lives are brimming with happy events, but we can always find a joyous moment or two even in the saddest times. They shine, not like beacons, but like tiny birthday candles in a field of darkness. They are glimpses of something better.
Dear God of Joy,
In the midst of my despair I have found a moment of joy,
and for this I am so grateful.
I am grateful to myself for taking the time to enjoy this joyous moment,
grateful to those who were there with me, and grateful to the moment itself.
This joyous moment has given me a glimmer of happiness.
This joyous moment has filled me with a sense of divine compassionate love.
Help me be a joyous moment for those in need of one,
and help me find joyous moments everywhere.
Amen.
Like all the prayers on this site, this prayer is just a beginning, so everyone is welcome to modify it, customize it, and re-create to better fit their own journey and beliefs. If you would like to share you re-creations, we welcome you to do so in the comment section, or to submit your reworking of this prayer or your own prayer.
Beginning Again: 2016
Dear Fellow Spiritual Journeyers,
Happy New Year! As we enter 2016, we here at Searching Sophia’s Pockets are excited to announce our newest endeavor: The Year of Prayer.
Instead of having monthly themes, every Wednesday, or #WisdomWednesday as well like to call them, we will be posting a prayer from around the world.
Like all our previous prayers, these are open for anyone to use and adapt to their own tradition and journey. Feel free to submit your prayers, or the ways in which you have adapted our prayers to us anytime at SophiasPockets@gmail.com.
We will also be posting the occasional longer post about how folks have experienced prayer along their global spiritual journeys.
Prayer, contemplation, and mediation factor into so many traditions, so many journeys that we are very excited to see where The Year of Prayer leads us all.
We look forward to exploring this aspect of spiritual journeys with you.
With Wisdom, Love …and Lint,
The Searching Sophia’s Pockets Team
Seeking Submissions: SAFETY
This month at Searching Sophia’s Pockets, we are focusing on the theme of SAFETY. Often what makes us feel safe says a lot about what we are afraid of, what we cherish, and who we are as human beings. We invite you to look deeply and tell us how safety and your spirituality connect. If you are lacking inspiration for your submission, here are a few questions to get you started:
- When did you feel safest on your spiritual journey?
- Is the call to follow a spiritual leader safe or dangerous?
- Do you feel safe exploring your spirituality?
- How has your spirituality helped you in times when you felt unsafe?
- Who/what provides safety on your spiritual journey?
With Wisdom, Love …and Lint,
The Searching Sophia’s Pockets Team
Seeking Submissions: Forgiveness
This month at Searching Sophia’s Pockets, we are focusing on the theme of FORGIVENESS. Forgiveness can be a tough topic, but a vital one for many spiritual journeys. We invite you to look deeply and tell us how forgiveness has shaped your relationship with your spirituality, with others, and with the world at large. If you are lacking inspiration for your submission, here are a few questions to get you started:
- Who are you struggling to forgive right now? How has this affected your relationship with the divine and/or your spirituality?
- How did you learn to forgive?
- How do you define true forgiveness?
- Who forgives you? How?
- How do you ask for forgiveness?
With Wisdom, Love …and Lint,
The Searching Sophia’s Pockets Team
Seeking Submissions: Exploration
This month at Searching Sophia’s Pockets, we are focusing on the theme of EXPLORATION. On many spiritual journeys there is a time a exploration. Exploration is often at the heart of our various journeys. So look deeply and tell us what you are exploring on your spiritual journey right now and how has exploration defined your spiritual experiences.
If you are lacking inspiration for your submission, here are a few questions to get you started:
- What/Where do you wish you had time to explore on your journey?
- What spiritual, faith, or religious journeys of others are you interested in exploring?
- How might exploration change your faith?
- What small things are you exploring in your daily life? What deep concepts are you exploring?
- How has exploration lead you to struggle? How has it helped you through a difficult decision?
With Wisdom, Love …and Lint,
The Searching Sophia’s Pockets Team
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