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A Prayer for the Week


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My prayer this week is not my own but is a song entitled “The Blessing” by Celtic Woman. I spent the day at a spiritual retreat center and this is the song that kept coming to my mind. I wanted to share it with you (whoever reads this blog)

In the morning when you rise
I bless the sun, I bless the skies
I bless your lips, I bless your eyes
My blessing goes with you

In the night time when you sleep
Oh, I bless you while a watch I keep
As you lie in slumber deep
My blessing goes with you
 
This is my prayer for you
There for you, ever true
Each every day for you
In everything you do

And when you come to me
And hold me close to you
I bless you
And you bless me too

When your weary heart is tired
If the world would leave you uninspired
When nothing more of love's desire
My blessing goes with you
 
When the storms of life are strong
When you're wounded, when you don't belong
When you no longer hear my song
My blessing goes with you

This is my prayer for you
There for you, ever true
Each every day for you
In everything you do

And when you come to me
And hold me close to you
I bless you
And you bless me too

I bless you
And you bless me too

Amen
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  1. UnknownOctober 16, 2012 at 7:15 PM

    That IS BEAUTIFUL!!! I'm going to print it for my own use...I hope you don't mind. Thank you so much for posting it. Namaste'

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  2. Braving the Waters!October 16, 2012 at 9:57 PM

    You are welcome. If you google search Celtic Woman you should find a youtube video of them singing it. It is a beautiful song to hear as well as read!

    Also, thanks for reading my blog.

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