A THANKSGIVING PRAYER

Oh Great Creator
Whose voice I hear in the wind and running waters
Whose beauty I see in flowers and the setting sun
Whose breath I feel in all living creatures
Whose warmth I sense in the heart of my children
Myself, my parents and their parents before them.

Hear my thankful prayers
Thankful for the nature that keeps me alive
Thankful for the teachings of all your prophets
Thankful for the order of your universe
Thankful for the knowledge of all your creation
That allows me to see beyond what can't be seen.

Oh Great Creator
Give me the wisdom to see my insignificant
Give me the wisdom to realize the fragility of existence
Give me the wisdom to comprehend the balance of nature
Give me the wisdom to discern right from wrong
So that I can add to your blessings and not take away from them.

Oh Great Creator
Guide me toward that which is the right path
Guide me to know my limits
Guide me to not harm all things that I can see and not see
Guide me to rise above my ignorance
And see that all mankind are my kin
That without them I am nothing
My very existence meaningless.

I pray so when I come before you
My hands and heart will be clean
And I can stand tall and without shame.

                                                                         Amen.

Reza Ghadimi
From the book: Practicing from the Heart in the Age of Technology