Prayer for the loving and wise use of power

I choose to begin with a prayer. I desire for this to be a space to be used for the highest good of the All - to whatever degree it can be. I appreciate that I get the opportunity to write and thank God for this life that I am.

Personalities can slippery dimensions hidden by our identities. There is an essence of us that arises from Spirit - we all have our idiosyncrasies. We develop our worldviews and strategies for action as we interact with society — other people and formal social institutions (family, school, religion, government, etc.).

For every conscious intention, decision, and action, there are also unconscious ones which have become automatic. Each personality has its blind spots and identities have even larger ones. Every decision has consequences - some that may please us and others not so much.

I believe there are loving and wise ways to approach any situation that are for the highest good. I also believe we each have power. I pray we, as individuals and a species, more often choose to use it in loving and wise ways. I pray we do so for ourselves and for the inheritors of what we create and leave behind. To that end, I offer this prayer for the loving and wise use of power:

I offer my gratitude to the Creator, Father-Mother God.

I appreciate this experience of life.

I give thanks that I am able to think, feel, imagine, and act.

I pray to do so in ways that are for the highest good.

I accept that I am a powerful Being.

With that acceptance, I choose the path of love and wisdom,

praying for the responsible use of my power.

I choose to be aware of my power at any given moment:

the power of my thoughts,

the power of my emotions,

the power of my words,

the power of my actions,

the power of my energy.

May I be acutely conscious of my power,

especially in moments where exercising my power affects others.

I intend to use the power of my life force in ways that are for the highest good of the All.

I pray for direction that allows my impacts to align with this intention.

Employing my power responsibly for my highest good allows me space to empower others.

I am of made of the same material as everyone else. Others are always connected to me.

There is power in my choices.

And I always have choices,

even when life situations leave me feeling stifled and confused.

I have choices even when circumstances appear overwhelming and insurmountable.

I know that there are always loving solutions to any challenge I may face.

Confusion about how to use my power in any given life situation is my sign

to surrender and seek Divine guidance for love and wisdom.

God never leaves me alone and welcomes my questions. 

I ask, trusting that answers are always given.

I pray for discernment and remember to listen. 

Signs are always available to me when I truly need them. 

I receive clearer signals when I create space for them.

I welcome enough ease to recognize them in various forms: 

thoughts, dreams, people, art, animals, plants, circumstances, or other things.

I choose to use my power wisely and with love.

For love and wisdom allow for balance between the head and the heart

creates space to feel my gut. My intuition beckons.

I desire to use power in a way that will support me in spiritual growth.

May my personality’s power support my soul’s mission

and may others see and feel God flowing through me.

In this way, we connect soul to soul. 

They remember that God is within them.

Our power combines lovingly, connects and empower others,

cascading into actions for the highest good of the All.

I recognize and release tendencies within me to misuse 

any power I hold over other people and beings as well as the Earth.

Rather than focus on the accumulation of external power,

I consistently turn my attention inward.

It is wise to continually question my motives.

It is paramount to do so when I am uncertain 

of what I want and why I want it.

God, please illuminate my heart’s purest desires.

I pray for the to know when my thoughts exemplify them.

I call forth the courage and strength to fuel those thoughts

into reality with focus, feeling, and action.

In this way, I choose alignment and integrity.

Amen. Ahum. Asé.