Helping You Love Yourself into Success and Less Stress! Helpful Hints for Meditation Part V: Meditation and Light Prayer by Ilenya Marrin, DSS HOME FREE NEWSLETTER PRODUCTS SERVICES ABOUT ME TESTIMONIALS RESOURCES CONTACT Meditation Meditation and Light Prayer Here are some of my thoughts on a brief, universal form of prayer that can be useful as you begin meditation (or any other activities in your life.) Remember that if my words here don't fit for you, just substitute ones that are more meaningful for you. Requesting the Light for Your Meditation Before doing each meditation, I recommend using a brief prayer according to your faith. If you don't have a particular prayer that seems suitable, or you'd like to experiment a bit, you may try "requesting the Light," a wonderful process that I first learned from an ecumenical church called The Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness. If you don't consider yourself spiritual, you may still want to ask for the Light in a sense of universal goodness. Or you may skip these hints. The Light as I personally work with it means the universal Light of the Christ and the Holy Spirit, but not limited to any particular religious expression. This can be as brief or as long a prayer as you wish. My short form might be, "Light for the highest good for this meditation." A brief prayer might be to address the Divine in your preferred form and then ask that everything that comes forward during your meditation time be "in the Light for the highest good of all concerned." I frequently ask for "Light" as I go through my day, for myself, and for the people and situations around me. I'll inwardly say "Light," just the one word, intending that the person or situation be blessed for their highest good. When I ask for the Light, I trust that it is handled spiritually, instantly. I don't need to know more about it, I'm not in control of anything, and I'm not trying to fix, cure or rescue anyone. I'm simply trusting that there is a Divine Essence that knows exactly what that person needs at this moment and I'm asking for that kind of a blessing to be delivered, quite independently of me. When I'm stressed, or looking for an answer to a particular dilemma, I will also say inwardly, "Light, for the highest good," and see what shows up next as my direction. (These are the really short forms!) Insurance Clause for Meditation and Life Asking for the Light for the highest good is my safety clause. I may know, or think I know, what is best in a certain situation, but I don't have the bigger picture, certainly not from a larger Divine perspective. By asking for the highest good, I'm saying, "OK, Lord (or Spirit, or Divine Essence), you know best. I want what I think is best or something even better, for the highest good for myself and anyone or anything else involved. Your will, not mine. The ball's in Your court and I'll do my best to accept whatever you bring forward here. I'll keep on doing my best with whatever hand I'm dealt." I know this prayer has protected me more times than I can count. It goes with the old saying, "Be careful what you ask for. You might get it." Go to Part VI: Meditation, Thoughts and Forgiveness Back to Welcome Page and List of Recent Articles Meditation

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