O Creator, we give thanks for this day and the paths it opens before us. Thank You for the gift of freedom to choose our way, even though we cannot always choose the trials we face. Yet, we are grateful for the wisdom to shape our responses, to keep them strong and good. In doing so, we become the ones who guide our steps and shape our lives.
Thank You for clear sight, which lights our path and helps us walk with purpose. We are the seekers and the doers, yet You, O Creator, are the breath that moves us, the fire of will, and the endless love that fuels our journey. You are the One Who plants the seeds of our lives, the Weaver Who threads our destinies.
To You, we owe all that we are, all that we hold, and all that we achieve. The joy of truly living—of stepping beyond the bounds of self—is Your greatest gift. It is the most beautiful spirit we can attain, a wellspring of endless delight that flows from the infinite depths of Your presence within us.
This joy overflows, reaching outward to lift and strengthen those who walk the path behind us, carrying the light forward through the eternal grades of soul’s journey. For this, O Creator, we give our humble thanks. Aho.
(Adapted from Meditations, copyright The Eloists)