“AS LONG AS I REMEMBER TO PRAY” a poem about calling on the Divine for help in even the most hopeless situations
TRANSFORMATIONAL POETRY For The SPIRITUAL SOUL by Chinmayan
THE DAWNING LIGHT—Daily Journal Of Transformational Writing
Volume 8, Issue # 824 Tuesday, March 12, 2024
JOURNEY Of The HEART Section # 494 Poetry and Love Songs by Chinmayan to inspire you to seek for greater Love and joy in life
All images in this issue courtesy of Pixabay
AS LONG AS I REMEMBER TO PRAY I have been lost in the shadows for days— I have fallen down steep stairs, tumbling Far down into painful and terrifying darkness And despair that felt so hopeless and helpless That it seemed certain that I would never Be able to find my way back up Into the light of love and life again— And yet, even when my heart splintered Into a thousand pieces, shattered by all the Fiery agony of hurt and loss burning within— Even as I lay in my own blood And brokenness, I always knew that You would come to rescue me As long as I remembered to pray. I have been to the depths of Hell and back on this journey through Life as I have made mistakes and Done so many terrible things I now regret under the influence Of overwhelming emotions—and yet that Is how and when I learned You will always Come to rescue me as long as I remember to turn to You in prayer. I certainly do not deserve all the grace And blessings You give me every day— But they keep coming in an endless flow— All because I have learned to raise my voice In fervent songs invoking Your presence And give expression to the true longings Of my heart and soul to know, to love And to serve You when I remember to Pray and keep on praying my way through. March 5, 2024 Still Mountain Retreat
A BEAUTIFUL HEART MELTING SONG FOR YOU!
This song is a love song to God that is a perfect match to this poem…
Complete with lyrics for easy sing along, this is a soul expression of wanting, needing and then receiving the sweet presence of the Divine
“RESCUE” by Lauren Daigle with complete lyrics
Calligraphy by Chinmayan
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“Your greatest service to humanity is to attain your own Self Realization!” Ramana Maharshi
“When you change the way you think about things, and the things you think about change”
—Wayne Dyer
“I see my life as an unfolding set of opportunities to awaken.” —Ram Das
“When God is the center and focus of my life, everything else falls into it’s rightful place.”
—Chinmayan
“Prayer is the Divine’s greatest gift to us, for through sincere prayer we have the ability and the privilege of personal direct ever expanding soul communication with God anytime, anywhere, under any circumstance that is solely ours…that is an expression of our hearts seeking help, inner guidance and the power and presence of God… that will be answered because God loves and cares for every one of us and wants us to commune in divine relationship.”
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