
Gratitude As A Prayer
by Rena Chase
In this practice, we will relate to gratitude in a whole new way. Rather than listing out all of what we are grateful for, instead we will experience gratitude as a frequency. To nourish ourselves within its magnificence, source its power, and allow the magic of gratitude to be of service to us. And through this wise approach, may we together pave the way for all that’s good.
Transcript
Please fold your hands in prayer in front of your heart and gently bow your head.
Gratitude is the gold of our being.
It is our inner gold and the highest vibrational frequency we can hold within ourselves.
Gratitude is a part of our divinity and as we lay the groundwork with gratitude as our foundation,
We are guided towards our highest path forward.
Today,
We will relate to gratitude in a whole new way.
Rather than listing out all of what we're grateful for,
Instead we will experience gratitude as a frequency to nourish ourselves within its magnificence,
Source its power,
And allow the magic of gratitude to be of service to us.
And through this wise approach,
May we together pave the way for all that's good.
To the gift of amplifying gratitude so that we can be this beautiful embodied state for all around us.
Very gently lift your chin and release your hands.
Lie down on your back and spread your arms and legs out where you are taking up lots of space on the floor.
Softly close your eyes.
Let everything begin to settle through an anchoring of your physical body,
Allowing the gentlest gravitational descent downwards.
Relax all muscles of your face,
Your lower jaw,
And let the edges of you soften as well.
Bring your left hand to your heart and your right hand to your belly.
Feel the way your hands are connecting with your body.
Through several slower,
Deeper breaths,
Let all the energy of you collect where you are fully surrendering into this one moment.
Body becoming more still,
Quieter,
Both internally and externally.
As you continue to softly breathe,
Begin to follow your breath as it travels and permeates throughout the whole form of you.
And as you do so,
Attune to the beautiful resonance of gratitude where immediately you welcome a warm,
Sparkly sensation.
As we connect with our breath as gratitude,
A brilliant golden light,
We experience its power and invite it into all parts of ourselves.
Welcome the gold of gratitude into every physical cell,
Your entire physiology,
And all the folds of you here now.
See this magnificence washing through your physical body,
Your emotional framework,
And the subtle realms of you as well.
This golden light is cleansing,
Healing,
And at the same time,
Strengthening all aspects of your being.
Allow gratitude to now deepen where it purifies the dimensions of you and you sense an inner elevation where vibrationally you lift into a higher octave.
Let the resonance of gratitude extend further out into the circumference of your space where you are now bathing within it.
You are fully held in the healing light of gratitude.
As we experience gratitude in this whole new way,
We remember this frequency always resides within us and through it,
We organically usher ourselves into a higher realm of existence,
Only to be reminded that every moment is a miracle.
We are so blessed to be here now where you open even more and become more curious about what you will uncover and discover.
To inwardly inquire,
What if we embraced every moment of our lives as though we were the main character in our very own storybook?
And as we turn the page,
We can't wait to see what happens next.
This reflection allows us to take loving command of our inner spaces,
To receive all of what the universe has in store for us,
To live in reverence and welcome new possibilities from the place of wonder and joy.
This is how we are the embodiment of this gratitude on every page in the storybook of our lives,
All of which unlocks the door to freedom where we touch the ground of our being and live with love as our lead.
Let gratitude now pour like a waterfall into any region of you that feels blocked,
Contracted,
Or hurts in any way,
Mentally,
Physically,
Emotionally.
This sacred energy is supporting you in softening and releasing all that does not serve,
Letting any thoughts of appreciation emerge as the way to further uplift yourself and deepen into the light of your heart where greater levels of expansion occur,
Continuing all the while to breathe slowly and deeply.
Gratitude as the healer transmuting all negativity back to love,
To grow,
Evolve,
And expand so that we can spread our wings and take flight.
This is how we live on purpose to co-create.
Whenever we are entrenched in ego,
It is difficult to locate gratitude.
Yet as we find the strength to keep looking,
We will eventually find it because on a heart level,
We know it's always there.
During troubling times,
What's really happening is that we are simply learning and growing.
And though sometimes it hurts to learn and grow,
This always supports our soul's evolution.
This is how we reframe what's difficult.
We witness ourselves to locate the gold once again and as a result,
Access compassion.
Compassion.
It's always through compassion that we understand every challenge is an opportunity to rise and expand.
As we glance from this high vibrational stance,
We turn towards the love again.
And rather than wanting love,
Instead,
We remember we are love.
Take a few moments here to reflect on an area of your life where you feel there is a lack of gratitude.
Perhaps this is in a relationship.
Maybe things feel unchangeable within this situation.
Welcoming all reflections through soft breathing.
Now from your heart,
You extend healing where you allow the frequency of gratitude to generously pour into this context.
And rather than getting caught in the story,
Instead,
You source this wise approach to allow the power of gratitude to serve.
Sense a purification occurring,
Letting gratitude now pour throughout your whole space,
Receiving this energy beautifully where you now rest within its luminous golden light.
To choose your highest path forward,
Up ahead,
You see an open,
Spacious path filled with light where you are living differently.
It is because of this gratitude that you are now wiser and stronger.
You see yourself embodying gratitude for all around you.
What will you opt to do differently?
As you look back,
Why are you most grateful?
A few moments to allow all insights where now you see with new eyes how you can be of help,
Thus serve as grace.
Perhaps this could be to support energetically or you may be called to an aligned action,
Absorbing this stillness,
This quiet even more.
Preserving this open-hearted way of being,
Gently begin to wiggle your fingers and toes and blink your eyes a few times,
Waking up to the luminous golden light as you.
Gently make your way to one side,
Then push with your arms to return to sitting once again.
Fold your hands in prayer in front of your heart and gently bow your head.
For it is always through the glory of gratitude that we realign with our true essence,
Our most beautiful self,
Providing us with the foundation to locate the gem within any situation.
This elevated presence then becomes what we bring to every moment of our lives.
Gratitude powerfully sparkling throughout all of you,
Feeling a clear and deep connection where your heart is so wide open and you are so willing,
Kind,
Loving,
And expanded light-filled radiance.
For the path of heart,
Our devotion,
We are so grateful.
Divine love is what we are always as we simply make time to remember.
Complete your practice by fully embracing your pure majestic form where you inwardly affirm,
I am love,
I am light,
I am whole.
To this powerful prayer of gratitude,
We humbly bow.
And to all who will be blessed through this grace,
From my heart to yours,
I bow.
Thank you so much and namaste.
