One key to the spiritual practice of teachers is a willingness to learn.
Breathing in: Teach me . . .
Breathing out: I'm ready to learn.
A Blessing for Teachers
May you be blessed with gifted teachers.
May they come to you when most needed.
May you discover them in unexpected places.
May you be teachable with an open mind, an open heart, and open hands.
May you listen deeply to and learn from the well of wisdom each teacher offers you.
May you learn to be your own teacher.
May you in turn be a teacher to others.
— Kaki Grubbs, Spiritual Literacy Certificates Program, 2024 Cohort
Other Prayers
Blessings From Chaos and Messiness
Blessed be wounded heroines and limping heroes!
Blessed be chaotic storms that move us.
Blessed be life's wounds that stir us.
Blessed be Ghandi, for peace out of violence.
Blessed be Franklin Roosevelt, for leading from a wheelchair.
Blessed be Ann Frank, for a spacious heart shared from confinement.
Blessed be Ruth, for loyalty out of exile.
Blessed be Joan of Arc, whose spirit rose from the flames.
Blessed be Therese, a youth consumed by TB and by love.
Blessed be Christopher Reeves, Superman while confined in a wheelchair.
Blessed be Mohammed Ali, punched but never counted out.
Blessed be the grit in our lives that reveals the gold.
Blessed be the garbage in our lives that's recycled.
Blessed be our human storms that clear the air .
— William John Fitzgerald in Blessings for the Fast Paced & Cyberspaced
