Opening the Heart

Lord, open my heart this weekend...

To purity of heart
To humility
To patience
To freedom from judgment
To being fully present in the experience
To centering in prayer
To spiritual growth
To being of service
To rejoicing in God's beauty
To discerning Truth
To honest conversations
To loving everyone I meet
To loving deeply
To receiving God's love and grace
To casting off fears and expectations
To moving towards greater clarity and certitude

Pure Heart

Psalm 51:10-12

Create in me a pure heart, O God,

and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Do not cast me from your presence

or take your Holy Spirit from me.

Restore me to the joy of your salvation

and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

Create in me a pure heart, O my God, and renew a tranquil conscience within me, O my Hope! Through the spirit of power confirm Thou me in Thy Cause, O my Best-Beloved, and by the light of Thy glory reveal unto me Thy path, O Thou the Goal of my desire! Through the power of Thy transcendent might lift me up unto the heaven of Thy holiness, O Source of my being, and by the breezes of Thine eternity gladden me, O Thou Who art my God! Let Thine everlasting melodies breathe tranquillity on me, O my Companion, and let the riches of Thine ancient countenance deliver me from all except Thee, O my Master, and let the tidings of the revelation of Thine incorruptible Essence bring me joy, O Thou Who art the most manifest of the manifest and the most hidden of the hidden!

-Bahá’u’lláh