Day 56

blessing

May you be kind
   even though you are afraid

May you be patient
   even though you are afraid

May you be gentle,
   even though you are afraid

May your fear be what binds you to others, knowing they too are afraid
   and not the justification for unkindness, impatience and brutality

May you be open,
   even though you are exposed

May you be sheltered,
   even though you are exposed

May you be safe,
   even though you are exposed

May you become comfortable in your exposure, as you are not just exposed to that which can harm you,
   but also to that which can heal you.