Almost every year that I have been blogging, I’ve used this traditional prayer as a way to close the year. Blessings to all, and to all a good new year.
This has been an odd year. I feel like I started out going in one direction. The middle of the year brought a strong stop – as in a stop to cause me to stand in the middle of the road and look around.
The end of the year seems to be a launching off in a different, deeper direction. Let that be in peace.
I’m particularly fond of Donovan’s interpretation this Gaelic prayer on his Sutra’s recording:
Deep peace of the running wave to you
Deep peace of the flowing air to you
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you
Deep peace deep peace
Deep peace of the sleeping stones to you
Deep peace of the wandering wind to you
Deep peace of the flock of stars to you
Deep peace deep peace
Deep peace of the eastern wind to you
Deep peace of the western wind to you
Deep peace of the
Blue wind of the south to you
Pure red of the whirling flame to you
Deep peace deep peace