A Prayer When Feeling Fragmented

Our inner and outer realities sometimes pull us in many different directions, leaving us feeling fragmented. This poem is a prayer that asks to be gathered. As you pray and contemplate along with the poem - bringing your longing and intention and asking Spirit (God, the Universe, Love) to do what you cannot - may you find yourself being gathered from fear and re-centered in love.
(Parts or all of this poem may be reproduced if credit is given to Rachael Barham, referencing her website.)

Transcript

A prayer when feeling fragmented.

Gather me spirit,

Gather me into this moment,

A moment of quiet and solitude.

A moment to set aside the addictive scrolling search for connection or meaning or distraction.

Here I am.

Gather me spirit,

Gather me from my worries,

From the lists and loose ends that are waiting for me when I wake and from my need for them to make me feel important and worthwhile.

What good is it if I gain the whole world but lose my soul?

Here I am.

Gather me spirit as I choose to be gathered and to gather myself.

From the far flung corners where I am wandering lost,

Having given myself away too much,

Too soon,

To busy battles that are not mine to fight.

Here I am.

Kind spirit,

Gather me kindly,

Speak softly to my fear that nothing holds together.

Disaster waits darkly in the wings and if I stop spinning for one moment everything will finally fall apart.

Speak softly to my fear that if for once I stop wandering and quietly come home I will find nothing but a hollow empty shell.

Wise spirit,

Gather me wisely,

You who know me better than I know myself.

I do what I can.

I come,

I sit,

I turn off the screens.

I give my time,

My attention,

As much of my heart,

Mind,

Soul as I know as I can.

I dare to believe in my substance and yours.

I dare to be found.

Please do what I cannot.

Gather me into the shape that has always been mine and the shape I can become.

Gather me to you,

The centre that holds.

I am here.

I am yours.

Reviews

This was soothing for my restless spirit. Thank you! 🙏🏽♀️❤️😊

Thank you for such an eloquent and honest prayer that reflects how I so often feel. Very grateful

Thank you so much for this beautiful prayer. I really needed it is morning.

Soothing voice. Reminder to let go of the need to be constantly busy, No need to fight battles that are not yours.