V. H. King's Ink

Deck: Cosma Visions Oracle || Cards: (5 of Birds); The Veil;

Ace of Lotuses; The Pelican

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I have known heaviness in gold-weighted treasures,
the gift of an open heart and a listening ear
in the spaces between one tragedy and another.
God of All My Shattered Dreams, shepherd me
through this canyon of yet another loss.

God of My Uncertain Future, have mercy
on me, for I am often drowning beneath
the swelling waves of sadness that know
neither place nor time but rise like twin-moon
tides catching me unawares at every turn.

God of Silence, forsake me not to this frustration,
this despair more potent than gravity. In my isolated
reality, console me with the empathy of my beloved
community—those who are no strangers
to the exhaustion of living with unsustainable
lack of resource and care; those who are indignant;
who cannot quell their anger; whose lives are
violently reduced to a paltry dollar amount
by unjust systems which have no regard for livelihood.

God of Unbearable Callings, quiet my completion
anxiety. Return my focus to the stillness requesting
my presence of mind; for whatever work requires
my creativity, bless every hour spent drawing
from the wordless well of my aching heart and soothe
me with measure upon measure of blessed
assurance. Bestow upon every endeavor the promise
of perfect fulfillment, in the fullness of time,
when all conditions have been satisfied.

God of Sorrows Beyond My Experience; God of Wisdom
and Blessings Hidden from Me; God of Marvels Too Far
Beyond My Understanding: for whatever has been
allotted to me, I commend these gifts back to Thee
to be used in accordance with Divine Mystery.
Instill in me an enduring kindness and capacity
for offering small joys to everyone I meet.