This breath prayer is given by Joyce Rupp in her guide to spiritual growth The Cup of Our Life.

Breathing in: Thirsting, thirsting . . .
Breathing out: for you, God

A Blessing for Yearning
May you ask what is my heart’s desire? What do I yearn and long for?
May you dive deeper into your soul and listen to what draws you, excites you, brings you much joy for therein lies the Divine.
May your yearning be your prayer, your gift to yourself and to others.
May you rest in knowing what yearns in you and may you trust that the Divine is speaking to you always from that place of longing.
May you bring into the world all that you yearn for and may the world bring back to you all that she yearns for so that you co-create from your deepest longings.
May healing, light, love, and mercy be the fruits of yearning.
May yearning be the pathway to your soul’s transformation.
— Kaki Grubbs, Spiritual Literacy Certificates Program, 2024 Cohort

Other Prayers

May It Be So
May the year bring abundant blessings —
beauty, creativity, delight!
May we be confident, courageous,
and devoted to our callings.
May our lives be enriched with education.
May we find enjoyment in our work
and fulfillment in our friendships.
May we grow, may we have good health.
In darker times, may we be sustained
by gratitude and hope.
May we be infused with joy.
May we know intimacy and kindness,
may we love without limit.
May the hours be enhanced with music
and nurtured by art.
May our endeavors be marked by originality.
May we take pleasure in daily living.
May we find peace within ourselves
and help peace emerge in the world.
May we receive the gifts of quiet.
May reason guide our choices,
may romance grace our lives.
May our spirits be serene,
may we find solace in solitude.
May we embrace tolerance and truth
and the understanding that underlies both.
May we be inspired with vision and wonder,
may we be open to exploration.
May our deepest yearnings be fulfilled,
may we be suffused with zeal for life.
May we merit these blessings
and may they come to be.
May it be so.
— Marcia Falk in The Days Between