Passage Ten: Eternal Life
Many things
Are ours for the asking.
Some are not.
When I ask that I might be
Or that I might become,
Remarkable coincidences pave the way.
When I ask that I be given
Or that I might get,
Nothing helpful happens.
Ask that you might be
In harmony.
Ask that you might be
Of service.
Ask that you might be
A source.
And you will become
More than you could know
To ask for.
You are given life,
And life is given
Into your care.
To those who love life,
Life is given abundantly.
To those who love things,
Existence becomes
Increasingly lifeless.
Appreciation
Is the recognition
Of meaning and value.
The more we appreciate,
The more meaning and value
We recognize.
Those who will not receive
Cannot be made to receive
What can only be received
With love and appreciation.
Many times, in prayer,
I have expected
Reproach,
And have deserved
Reproach.
All I have been shown
Is complete compassion.
I am encouraged
At such times
And inspired.
My prayer
Is that I might
Someday become
So loving.
