This phrase from Bede Griffiths points to the boundlessness of the imagination.
Breathing in: You must . . .
Breathing out: go beyond.
A Blessing for Imagination
May the artist in you be set free to create for the Creator.
May you be like a child, fearless and free in your creativity.
May you nurture the innate world of imagination that each of us is born with.
May you let imagination run wild and rejoice in all her wily playful ways.
May you bring her to your soul to repair separation and bring forth transformation.
May you experience your imagination as a friend who can entertain you whether awake or asleep.
May you see her as mysterious, magical, and mystical.
May you answer her siren call that draws you ever deeper to the Source.
May you see the image of God in the imagination of your soul.
May imagination in you write the story, make the music, dance the dance, paint the picture, sing the song, create the character, build the house, design the dress, sculpt the stone, and invent the wheel.
May the imagination of your heart be ever with you.
— Kaki Grubbs, Spiritual Literacy Certificates Program, 2024 Cohort
Other Prayers
Kything Prayer
Kything prayer engages the imagination to focus on the interconnectedness between all people, all creatures, all creation, and God. It calls the pray-er to a stance of transformative love in relation to "the other." For many people, this form of prayer may be indispensable for building a truly just peace. I offer a version I have developed in my own life.
• Consider an individual or group that you are with or soon to be encountering. Hold them in your imagination.
• As you focus on them, imagine yourself being surrounded by a vital, God-filled light.
• Now imagine the other person or group being surrounded by a similar light.
• As your imagination holds both these images, allow the lights gradually to merge into one.
• Rest in this image for a time.
— Andrew Dreitcer in Choosing Peace through Daily Practices by Ellen Ott Marshall, ed.
