As a Child Enters the
World
As I enter my new
family,
May they be delighted
At how their kindness
Comes into
blossom.
Unknown to me and
them,
May I be exactly the one
To restore in their forlorn places
New
vitality and promise.
May the hearts of
others
Hear again the music
In the lost echoes
Of their neglected
wonder.
If my destiny is
sheltered,
May the grace of this privilege
Reach and bless the other
infants
Who are destined for torn places.
If my destiny is
bleak,
May I find in myself
A secret stillness
And
tranquility
Beneath the turmoil.
May my eyes never lose
sight
Of why I have come here,
That I never be claimed
By the falsity
of fear
Or eat the bread of bitterness.
In everything I do,
think,
Feel, and say,
May I allow the light
Of the world I am
leaving
To shine through and carry me home.
~ John O'Donohue
~
(To Bless the Space Between
Us)
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