Eric Bond

love your neighbor/s. protect the vulnerable. today. & every tomorrow.

God who knows & loves & saves— help & hold & deliver & free & heal & bless & keep & call & send & indwell all of all of us. amen. #BillionPrayersForPeace

as you take your rest, & steep in sleep, may deep quiet nourish you.

let body welcome hold and release a few deeper breaths... fill, flow settle, calm balance, open #BillionPrayersForPeace

in rest, settle body clear mind open heart. surrender into silence.

as we find our way from now to now, be ever, good God, our guide. #BillionPrayersForPeace

bless, tonight, God of mercy, every heart & mind every body & soul every person who needs thy care. amen.

to everyone who will never read these words (yes—and to you, too) I send a blessing tonight in the hope that Spirit will nourish their hearts (and yours!) —may God grace each of us with a taste of deeper peace #BillionPrayersForPeace

deepen an inbreath, arrive just where you are release all of an outbreath, relinquish distraction

o G*D, for the sake of all who suffer & struggle— give refuge, give healing, give hope to thy vulnerable children. amen.

may we (all of us be safe+free enough to) Live as if we are here to thrive: learn+grow know+share love & serve liberation #BillionPrayersForPeace

bless our discernment & bless our practice, o God, that we may know whether a moment warrants swiftness, stillness agility, endurance engagement, witness & that we live accordingly

take heart give care live love be peace #BillionPrayersForPeace

for those of thy children, o God who are scared hurt hungry lonely sick lost trapped grieving, have mercy, give care, be swift to save— & send us to bear thy love.

come here (yes, again) into your nearest now; on purpose in presence practice peace. be still center heart as God will show you how; deepen breath hold quiet and—release. #billionprayersforpeace

breathe prayer, pulse life, flow Spirit #BillionPrayersForPeace

blessed are we to be alive , while you’re here, may you grow & thrive. #BillionPrayersForPeace

deepen your next breaths. in: here out: now in: open out: center

what helps ready us to face our fears… to know & tend our wounds… ? may you seek & find what you need. (Peace be through you.)

here, still. know (a) now. wait into presence.

unhurry. unburden. unknot, unclench, unwind. into rest.

between who you have been & who you will become, well, here you are. this you. may this one bless those to come.

be here. be still. be ready. be free. be you.

for now, if nought else, a (deeper) breath

one now at/for a time, know heart, choose care. #BillionPrayersForPeace

clear mind here. quiet heart open. rest body calm.

inbreath: live outbreath: prayer inbreath: serve outbreath: love

reclaim holyOne this very world from the thrall of fear & greed & hatred. Amen. [that’s it; that’s the prayer.]

may you find some part to play in helping this world know love #billionprayersforpeace

let t/here be truth that t/here may be justice that t/here may be peace that t/here may be love & that we may bless this world wholer

here you are, at least for (a) now... may the moment allow for a pause to deepen a quiet into calm #BillionPrayersForPeace

inbreath: be here outbreath: and now. inbreath: be still outbreath: and know.

as life cycles through our bodies, as we empty & fill & empty & fill, let us let go of distractions & surrender for a now into the flow

where might you do yourself a favor? what needs facing, tending, letting go? help yourself live this life, even now #BillionPrayersForPeace

may we be so blessed as to experience savor share soundness of mind wellness of body vitality of heart wholeness of soul fullness of Spirit even, by God’s good grace, now & agains

practice deepening breath observe yourself at quiet seek within... explore mystery discover, savor, steward wellsprings of peace of love of life and surrender into their healing+renewal #BillionPrayersForPeace

pray presence on purpose, with practice... as you exhale, release something bothering you; as you inhale, arrive right where you are. (repeat.) #BillionPrayersForPeace

let’s learn to abide by slowing into stillness & welcoming presence practice with purpose #BillionPrayersForPeace

hold a quiet with/on purpose. listen, pray attention. #BillionPrayersForPeace

could/will humans ever be ready enough to tend this planet, care for neighbors, grow in compassion, liberate all persons & peoples… let this generation & those to come rise to the occasion of interesting times in a blessed & broken world. amen.

as opportunity allows— or necessity demands: deepen prayer ripen heart open soul, practice presence.

with each breath life flows within+through us pause in prayer savor circulation share in conspiration pulse vitality #BillionPrayersForPeace

o God, for the sake of thy love, bless all the folk, tonight, in need of thy care & keeping— grace hearts & minds, bodies & souls with healing & vitality. amen.

let this heart hear & hold & heed the beckoning of Spirit— let this soul awaken to the call that saves & sends— let this life flow with love, Godward amen #BillionPrayersForPeace