Meaningful Mondays

MAY I BE A GUARD FOR THOSE WHO NEED PROTECTION A GUIDE FOR THOSE ON THE PATH A BOAT, A RAFT, A BRIDGE FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO CROSS THE FLOOD MAY I BE A LAMP IN THE DARKNESS A RESTING PLACE FOR THE WEARY A HEALING MEDICINE FOR ALL WHO ARE SICK A VASE OF PLENTY, A TREE OF MIRACLES AND FOR THE BOUNDLESS MULTITUDES OF LIVING BEINGS MAY I BRING SUSTENANCE AND AWAKENING ENDURING LIKE THE EARTH AND SKY UNTIL ALL BEINGS ARE FREED FROM SORROW AND ALL ARE AWAKENED - SHANTIDEVA, INDIAN BUDDHIST SAGE   700 A.D.