Unity Center in western North Carolina	Prayers to Use
	For any situation: Thank you, God, for the gift of my life, for one more opportunity to grow, to heal, or to celebrate.
	I give thanks... For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
	Shinto Prayer for Peace Although the people living across the ocean surrounding us are all our brother and sister, why are there constant troubles in this world? Why do winds and waves rise in the oceans surrounding us? I only earnestly wish that the wind will soon puff away all the clouds which are hanging over the tops of mountains.
	An African Prayer for Peace Almighty God, the Great Thumb we cannot evade to tie any knot; the Roaring Thunder that splits mighty trees; the All-seeing Lord up on high who sees even the footprints of an antelope on a rock mass here on Earth... You are the one who does not hesitate to respond to our call. You are the cornerstone of peace.
	Let me see, meet, recognize God in everyone and everything, everywhere and everytime. Help me use wisdom in all parts of my life.
	The Prayer of Protection The light of God surrounds you, The love of God enfolds you, The power of God protects you, The presence of God watches over you. Wherever you are, God is. ~James Dillet Freeman, Unity minister and author, written during WWII
	From a Prayer request we received: "Please pray for me that I may love God deeply, that my heart may be purified and made receptive to His blessings, and that I may grow from the trials I'm going through. Thank you very much."
	Father, Mother, God, Thank you for your presence during the hard and mean days.      For then we have you to lean upon. Thank you for your presence during the bright and sunny days,    For then we can share that which we have with those who have less. And thank you for your presence during the Holy Days,    For then we are able to celebrate you and our families and our friends. For those who have no voice, we ask you to speak. For those who feel unworthy, we ask you to pour your love out in waterfalls of tenderness. For those who live in pain, we ask you to bathe them in the river of your healing. For those who are lonely, we ask you to keep them company. For those who are depressed, we ask you to shower upon them the light of hope. Dear Creator, You, the borderless sea of substance, we ask you to give to all the world that which we need most.........PEACE. ~ Maya Angelou
	I relax, release any anxious thought, and peacefully rest in the presence of God.
	I am an instrument of God’s peace, and I demonstrate love and harmony in every relationship.
	Prayer for Forgiveness Today, Creator, grant me the courage and the will to forgive the people I love the most. Help me to forgive every injustice I feel in my mind, and to love other people unconditionally. I know the only way to heal all the pain in my heart is through forgiveness. Today, Creator, strengthen my will to forgive anyone who has hurt me, even if I believe the offense is unforgivable. I know that forgiveness is an act of self-love. Help me to love myself so much that I forgive every offense. Let me choose forgiveness because I don’t want to suffer every time I remember the offense. Today, Creator, help me to heal all the guilt in my heart by accepting the forgiveness of everyone I have hurt in my life. Help me to sincerely recognize the mistakes I have made out of ignorance, and give me the wisdom and determination to refrain from making the same mistakes. I know that love and forgiveness will transform every relationship in the most positive way. Thank you, Creator, for giving me the capacity to love and forgive. Today I open my heart to love and forgiveness, so that I can share my love without fear. Today I will enjoy a reunion with the people I love most. Amen. ~Don Miguel Ruiz
	St. Theresa's Prayer: May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence settle into our bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of you.
	For the inner child in each of us: Child of Light Child of Light, I bless you! I think of you, I pray for you, not in terms of what I think you need, or what I think you should do or be or express. I lift up my thoughts about you. I catch a new vision of you. I see you as a child of light. I see you guided and directed by an inward Spirit that leads you unerringly into the path that is right for you. I see you strong and whole; I see you blessed and prospered; I see you courageous and confident; I see you capable and successful. I see you free from limitation or bondage of any kind. I see you as the spiritually perfect being you truly are. Child of Light, I bless you!
	Salutation of the Dawn Look to this Day! For it is Life, the very Life of Life. In its brief course lie all the Verities and Realities of your Existence: The Bliss of Growth, The Glory of Action, The Splendor of Beauty. For Yesterday is but a Dream, And Tomorrow is only a Vision; But Today well-lived makes every Yesterday a Dream of Happiness, And every Tomorrow a Vision of Hope. Look well therefore to this Day! -from the Sanskrit

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Unity Center 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road Fletcher, NC 28732 (828) 891-8700 or 684-3798

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