Benediction drawing from the ancient understanding of mercy as sacred commerce between the finite and the infinite.

The Great Exchange

May you rest knowing each breath tonight
is gift flowing toward you,
each exhale your offering back
to the source of all being.

May you sleep held in the great exchange
where “I AM” and “have mercy”
become one prayer,
one movement of the heart.

May your deepest sense of self
and your deepest surrender
discover they are one.

May mercy find you in the breathing,
the endless commerce,
how you empty yourself
to receive yourself back.

Amen.


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6 Comments

  1. Paul Hayter

    Beautiful and serene. Thank you Bill

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    • William Britten

      Thanks Paul!

      Reply
  2. Cheryl W.

    Thanks, Bill, for such a lovely and comforting Benediction. I look forward to sinking in deeply with the mercy this evening.

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    • William Britten

      Thank you, Cheryl!

      Reply
  3. diane fine

    Thank you Bill,
    How soothing and filling. I am leaving it on my phone browser to read before bed. You have a lot of wisdom to share, please keep sharing

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    • William Britten

      Thank you, Diane! I always enjoy your sense of humor.

      Reply

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