Simple Gifts

'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free,
'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,

And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
'Twill be in the valley of love and delight.

When true simplicity is gain'd,
To bow and to bend we shan't be asham'd,

To turn, turn will be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come round right.

an 1848 Shaker song by Elder Joseph Brackett

Listen: Sung by Bryn Terfel

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Dear God, Thank You for this Perfect Moment

Declare “Dear God, thank you for this Perfect Moment”,
And attain Perfect Vision
With gladness and ease.

Declare “Dear God, thank you for this Perfect Moment”,
And see all times return to their womb,
And all space races back to infinity.

Declare “Dear God, thank you for this Perfect Moment”,
And see all thoughts transform to perfection,
Bursting with immense joy.
And feel all feelings change into lovely lights,
And all worries subside.

Declare “Dear God, thank you for this Perfect Moment”,
And be in Peace unimagined
With every particles of your being
Singing glorious praise
And dance in ecstasy.

Without this Perfect Moment in love and gratitude,
All creating would simply be
The desperate grabs for incredible lacks.

So Declare
“Dear God, thank you for this Perfect Moment”,
And see the calm and enchanting air
Gently gathering and surrounding you
Embracing you within a bubble of pure sanctity
Pulsating with sumptuous and opulent delight.

Within this bubble of Perfect Moment,
See the perfect blueprints of things divinely meant for you and all.
Breathe it! Wear it! Live it!

And see undulating waves of this Perfect Moment
Vibrating and radiating outward in a perfect sphere
From the very centre of your knowing and being,
Unstoppable and sure.

Dear God, thank you for this Perfect Moment.