My dear readers, brothers, sisters, friends, I hold different roles in my daily life as many of us at Above Whispers do and I am sure many of you reading also do. One of the roles that I hold very dear to my heart and which helps to keep me grounded, centred and guides me daily, is my role as an Ordained Minister. I like to think it is a part of me that is evident in some small way in how I conduct myself on a daily basis as well as in most of my writings; however It is my intention from time to time to bring that part of me to this space and share it with you in an overt and explicit way.  As you responded very positively to it the last time I did, I hope it will be something that you also can find comfort, strength, inspiration and joy in as I do.

The past few weeks have been slightly strange for me. I experienced very odd emotions and while they were not completely unfamiliar, they were still unnerving. Whenever I go through these emotions I know I have to be particularly still, mindful and present because I am about to receive information in my spirit and this will also invariably mean lessons and growth. It’s a process, it’s real and can also be painful, but I trust it.

At Above Whispers we are here for you and because of you and value your readership.  You are a generous audience in your contributions which are always appreciated and we encourage you to spread the word and invite your friends, family and colleagues to join our family of readers. Please share with me in the following stirrings, prayers, thoughts, teachings. Enjoy….

 

The 12 laws of karma:

1. The Great Law: Whatever we put into the universe will come back to us
2. The Law of Creation: Life does not happen by itself, we need to make it happen
3. The Law of Humility: One must accept something in order to change it
4. The Law of Growth: When we change ourselves our lives follow suit and change too
5. The Law of Responsibility: We must take responsibility for what is in our lives
6. The Law of Connection: The past , present, and future are all connected
7. The Law of Focus: We cannot think of two different things at the same time
8. The Law of Giving and Hospitality: Our behaviour should match our thoughts and actions
9. The Law of Here and Now: One cannot be present if they are looking backward
10. The Law of Change: History repeats itself until we learn from it and change our path
11. The Law of Patience and Reward: The most valuable rewards require persistence
12. The Law of Significance and Inspiration: Results are a direct result of the energy and effort we put into it

 

IT IS NOT DEATH MOST PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF
IT IS GETTING TO THE END OF LIFE, ONLY TO REALISE
THAT YOU NEVER TRULY LIVED!
Do you have a dream, are you willing to take a risk (knowing you may fail), but then you may not and even if you do, having life means you can try again, and again and again…?

 

Healing word by Scott Underwood

Healing Word

You speak the Healing Word

The Healing word sets me free

Healing Word

You speak the Healing Word

The Healing Word I receive

Standing here in your presence

In the stillness of your peace

As I am you embrace me

Just speak the word and I’ll be free

I lift my hands in sweet surrender

Your Holy presence covers me

Yours is the voice

There is no other

You speak the word that sets me free

 

Below is a letter to the world from the inimitable Archbishop Desmond Tutu. I read it often and would like to share with you again as I have in the past because I think we can all learn something from his grace and optimism.

‘Dear child of God I write these words because we all experience sadness, we all come at times to despair and we all lose hope that the suffering in our lives and in the world will never end. I want to share with you my faith and my understanding that this suffering can be transformed and redeemed. There is no such thing as a totally hopeless case. Our God (as you know and believe it) is an expert at dealing with chaos, with brokenness, with all the worst that we can imagine. God created order out of chaos, cosmos out of chaos, and God can do so always, can do so now in our personal lives, and in our lives as nations, globally…..Indeed God is transforming the world now through us, because GOD LOVES US!’

 

There are also particular healing words from Madiba(father) Nelson Mandela that resonate with me and I return to these words again from time to time, because they are always relevant, they speak to our times and our need to reach out to one another, share tenderness and empathy in the midst of all the fury, angst, meanness that we are surrounded with and by.

 

I f you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes on to his head

If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart

 

There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere,

And many of us will have to pass

Through the valley of the shadow of death again and again

Before we reach the mountain top of our desires

 

Our human compassion bind us the one to the other – not in pity or patronisingly,

But as human beings who have learnt

How to turn our common suffering into hope for the future

 

There is nothing like returning to a place

That remains unchanged to find

The ways in which you your self have altered

 

POEM…BECAUSE YOU HAVE LIVED

To laugh often and much

To win respect of intelligent people, and

The affection of children

To earn the appreciation of honest critics

To appreciate beauty

To find the best in others

To leave the world a bit better

Whether by a healthy child,

Or a garden patch

To know even one life has breathed easier

Because you have lived

This is to have succeeded

• ANON

 

PRAYERS AND BLESSINGS………

May the sun bring you new happiness by day

May the moon swiftly restore you by night

May the rain wash away your worries

And the breeze blow new strength in your being

And all the days of your life

May you walk gently through the world

And know its beauty

                                                                              AMEN

 

 

Dear God,

Still my tongue, Replace useless words

With silent understanding.

Let compassion be my guide

As i offer help and healing with only my presence and prayers.

I pray that I know when to speak, and when not to.

May my support be felt without uttering a single syllable

                                                   AMEN

 

May your past be a pleasant memory

Your future filled with delight and mystery,

Your now a glorious moment,

That fills your life with deep contentment

 

May your day be filled with blessing

Like the sun that lights the sky,

And may you always have the courage to spread your wings and fly

 

May the nourishment of the earth be yours

May the clarity of life be yours

May the fluency of the ocean be yours

May the protection of the ancestors be yours

 

May your troubles be less

And your blessings be more

And nothing but happiness

Come through your door

                                                AMEN

 

Dear God lift me up for blessings today

I pray that you will anoint me

With strength and self care

I pray that you will grant me with patience and wisdom

I pray that you will encourage me throughout each day

To take the correct steps to walk proudly in your light

I pray that my actions and my words bring glory to your name

                                                                   AMEN

 

 

Gloria Ogunbadejo writes a weekly column for Punch Newspaper. She is a Psychotherapist, a life coach, a holistic counsellor and an ordained Minister

 

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