The Daily Boost #418

For the protectors (that's all of us!)

Photo by Cristina Gottardi on Unsplash

PRAYER FOR PROTECTORS
Shantideva

May I be a guard for those who need protection,
A guide for those on the path,
A boat, a raft, a bridge for those who wish to cross the flood.
May I be a lamp in the darkness,
A resting place for the weary,
A healing medicine for all who are sick,
A vase of plenty, a tree of miracles;
And for the boundless multitudes of living beings,
May I bring sustenance and awakening,
Enduring like the earth and sky
Until all beings are freed from sorrow,
And all are awakened.

Which kind(s) of protector are you? (e.g., guard, guide, boat, raft, lamp, vase . . . )

(My thanks to Shantideva, via Polly Castor.)

---

The Gentle Nudge

Join other Rafters this week for . . .

• Creatives’ Coffee (Zoom, TODAY, 4:00-5:30PM Central, at this link)

• Poetry Pick-Me-Up (Zoom, Thursday, 12:00-1:00PM Central, at this link)