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Gratitude Prayer For Challenging Times

by Saqib Rizvi

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Most of us can be thankful to the Universe for all the good things in our lives. But can we also be thankful for the challenges that we face, no matter how big they are? Join Saqib in this unique and short gratitude prayer in which he will make you learn to be thankful for everything in our lives, be it good or seemingly bad.

GratitudeChallenging TimesPerspectiveSubconsciousLoveSpiritual EvolutionIntention SettingSelf Love ToolsDaily GuidanceIntentionsPerspective ShiftPrayersSubconscious PowerSpirits

Transcript

I welcome you to this gratitude prayer.

I am your guide Saqib and as I am recording this prayer,

Humanity is going through a challenging time in history.

During such times,

It is very easy to lose perspective and to think that the world is a dark place.

But when we connect to our own intuition and flip that perspective,

We actually realize that how everything in every event that happens in the universe is designed to raise our consciousness.

Every challenging situation propels us on a path to our spiritual and emotional evolution.

So now let's get together and be thankful to the universe for providing us this platform for our growth.

You can sit in your regular prayer posture,

In a meditative posture,

Or just sit or lie down comfortably.

Just make sure that your back is straight but relaxed at the same time.

Now gradually close your eyes.

You can either repeat after me silently in your heart or you can just silently listen to the prayer.

It's up to you.

I thank you universe for providing me the opportunity to exist and live and for providing me this habitable and beautiful planet.

I thank you for providing me the people who took care of me,

Nourished me,

Loved me and made me grow into a healthy and mature human being.

I thank you for all those beautiful moments in my life since my childhood which filled me with love,

Bliss and happiness.

Those moments made me realize that the very fabric of existence is love and that you are benevolent.

I thank all those people who provided me with unconditional love.

Such people are the channels through which you have made me feel so special as if I'm your own child,

The child of the universe.

As I understand that challenges are essential for the evolution of my soul,

I can't thank you enough for protecting me at each and every step no matter how difficult the situation has been in my life.

Thank you for bringing me out of those challenging situations no matter for how long they have been a part of my life.

Thank you for the beautiful mornings after every dark night.

I can't thank you enough for making me an even stronger person after every challenge.

This has made me fearless.

I can now face every difficult situation with bravery,

For I can see that destruction is necessary for a new creation.

I thank you universe for providing me a playing field in the form of this life and existence and giving me the power to choose my own destiny.

Thank you for providing me a mind that has the power to interpret as it wants.

Thank you for making me realize that it is my own mind that can choose to view this world either as a dark place or as a beautiful heaven.

Thank you for making me realize that I myself am the creator and that I have the power to manifest my own reality through the power of my mind.

I thank you universe for making me learn that just by setting a strong intention and surrendering everything else to you,

You will help me manifest my own desires.

I thank you for providing me with this beautiful gift of meditation which has helped me calm down,

Relax,

Connect to my soul,

Understand myself and bring peace and bliss into my life.

And finally,

I thank you for providing the powerful tool of love through which I can create a beautiful,

United and a loving universe in this physical realm.

You can now gradually open your eyes.

A regular gratitude practice just after waking up and just before going to sleep rewires our brain for positivity and happiness.

If you found value in this prayer,

I would request you to practice it daily.

Thank you for joining.

I love you and have an amazing day.

Meet your Teacher

Saqib RizviVancouver, BC, Canada

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Recent Reviews

Dawn

February 6, 2026

An important short meditation for me as I am slowly learning what is gratitude, what it feels like to be grateful and what does being grateful actually mean.

Joanna

June 25, 2025

I love all of your meditations, you are so calming and I can feel the love through every one. Thank you for being you! I am so grateful for this connection and love. πŸ€πŸ’«βœ¨ Namaste πŸ™πŸΌ

Susanne

April 14, 2025

Thank you Saqib for this wonderful Gratitude prayer.. So grateful for your support & wisdom, especially during these times πŸ©΅πŸ™πŸ»

Zenya

February 2, 2025

I needed this today. It brought me tears of relief and a sense of peace with myself and the universe. Thank you Saqib.

Kathleen

November 7, 2024

Thank you for sharing this recording. I found it helpful and I feel uplifted on a difficult day. Thank you. πŸ™πŸ½

Margo

November 6, 2024

Much needed and appreciated meditation on this challenging morning. I will be returning to this practice regularly. Thank you and I love you, Saqib.

Katie

October 23, 2024

A beautiful gratitude meditation. πŸ’• Very helpful today.

Gin

October 4, 2024

Moved me from an anxious and overwhelmed state back into my body resting in a position of thankfulness.

Blom

September 12, 2024

Thank you for this beautiful way to start the day!

Janice

August 27, 2024

I am grateful to you for creating and sharing this soulful prayer I wake every day and listen to the uplifting messages And and again before sleeping as suggested This helps me focus And feel lighter, positive , and happy ❀️

Dan

July 13, 2024

Beautiful prayer, perfectly presented too! Thank you Saqib.. much loveπŸ™πŸ’šπŸͺ·

Beverly

July 5, 2024

Wonderfully helpful meditation. Impactful and soothing! Thanks so much Saquib. Love, deep gratitude and bright blessings. πŸ™πŸ½πŸ’šβœ¨πŸ’šπŸ•ŠοΈ

Sam

June 15, 2024

Wonderful meditation, touches to soul in a sweet and powerful way. Thankyou and Namaste

jesse

May 22, 2024

I’m a greatful humble Christian actor sisnegrvwith courage kindess and. Purpose to inspire people around the world with great purpose amen and so it shall be

sandra

May 11, 2024

Thank you for this beautiful meditative prayer. Inspirational and uplifting. Namaste πŸ™

Ambrosia

May 7, 2024

Really great way to start and end the day. Thank you my friend ❀

Barbara

April 18, 2024

Beautiful way to start the day.Im grateful for you and thos medatation! Many blessings!

Chuck

April 5, 2024

I can't thank you enough for creating this beautiful & accurate prayer. As I sit here, I am convicted, in overwhelming sadness, bc I, in my condition, have isolated myself from actual humanity, and have lingered here alone for 30 years too long. I have to believe that this is cathartic and I continue to look to the light. I have incorporated these contained suggestions & intend to practice all daily. Thank you, blessings and NamastΓ© πŸ’œπŸ™πŸΌπŸŒŒ Even in the darkness, hope provides for a light. And light shines brightest in the dark.

Mabel

March 30, 2024

Such a beautiful reminder to be thankful for the beauty that surrounds us and is in each one of us. Thank you, dear Saqib

Stacey

March 15, 2024

Dear Saqib, you have written yet another beautiful, profound and meaningful gratitude prayer that I will listen to whenever I am going through a challenging time in my life. With gratitude and love, Stacey

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