Garden Mandala: Daily Prayer
I arise and face East,
I am asking towards the Sea,
I am asking that my day be washed clean by the Sea,
I am asking for the Grace to go forward through the drought,
I am asking towards the Sea.
I turn and face South,
I am asking towards the Light,
I am asking that my day be made beautiful by the Light,
I am asking for the Courage to go forward through the dark,
I am asking towards the Light.
I turn and face West,
I am asking towards the Land,
I am asking that my day be supported by the Land,
I am asking for the Stability to go forward through the chaos,
I am asking towards the Land.
I turn and face North,
I am asking towards the Wind,
I am asking that my day be filled by the Wind,
I am asking for the Wisdom to go forward through the silence,
I am asking towards the Wind.
This form is derived from a prayer by Mary Austin, as printed in the book Earth Prayers From Around the World: 365 Prayers, Poems, and Invocations for Honoring the Earth, edited by Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon, ISBN 0-06-250746-X.
