Prayer

We breathe in faith
And exhale hopelessness

We breathe in gratitude
And exhale indifference

We breathe in Beauty
And exhale insensitivity

We breathe in joy
And exhale sadness

We breathe in kindness
And exhale harshness

We breathe in forgiveness
And exhale resentment

We breathe in love
And exhale isolation.

—Edwin C. Lynn

Reprinted from the pamphlet Family Prayers: A Sampler, edited by Irene Praeger, © 2007 Unitarian Universalist Association.

Related Resources

• Family Prayers: A Sampler. Pamphlet. Ed. by Irene Prager. Unitarian Universalist Association, 2007. (UUA Bookstore)
• Prayer Anthologies. Books from the UUA Bookstore.