In the Stillness between Stars

Spirit of Life,

Breath of the cosmos,

In the silence between one heartbeat and the next,

In the stillness between stars,

We come to rest in this moment.

 

Here, may we hear the soft ache of longing,

The quiet thread of joy,

The grief we barely speak aloud.

Here, may we remember who we are,

Dreamers shaped by dust and light,

Pilgrims walking the wide arc of becoming.

 

In this sacred stillness,

We honour the unspoken prayers:

For healing, for clarity, for courage.

For the ones we carry in our hearts,

Those we’ve lost,

Those we’re still learning how to love,

Those we miss with every rising sun.

 

We give thanks for laughter that returns unexpectedly,

For beauty that startles us into gratitude,

And for the presence of others who walk beside us,

Even when the road is uncertain.

 

We pause for the world,

So full of brilliance and burden.

We hold in the light all who are suffering,

In body, mind, spirit, or circumstance.

And we pray for wisdom:

To see clearly, to act justly, to love boldly.

 

May we never forget that to be alive is a gift,

And to dream, a holy act.

 

In the name of all that is sacred,

Within us, around us, and beyond us,

we offer this prayer.

 

Amen.