The beauty of prayer
is anywhere,
pewless,
without candle or book
or holy water.
We can pray in a mall
or in the stall
on our way
or off the wall.
Even just the wish
to pray, Thomas Merton says,
is a gift of great grace.
Pray at work,
pray at play.
Thich Nhat Hanh says,
relax.
That’s the way to prayer
like holding a garden hose
full of spright spray
against a wildfire.
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