Deep peace I breathe into you,
O weariness, here:
O ache, here!
Deep peace, a soft white dove to you;
Deep peace, a quiet rain to you;
Deep peace, an ebbing wave to you!

Deep peace, red wind of the east to you;
Deep peace, gray wind of the west to you;
Deep peace, dark wind of the north to you;
Deep peace, blue wind of the south to you!

Deep peace, pure red of the flame to you;
Deep peace, pure white of the moon to you;
Deep peace, pure green of the grass to you;
Deep peace, pure brown of the earth to you;
Deep peace, pure gray of the dew to you;
Deep peace, pure blue of the sky to you!

Deep peace of the running wave to you;
Deep peace of the flowing air to you;
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you;
Deep peace of the sleeping stones to you;
Deep peace of the Yellow Shepherd to you;
Deep peace of the Wandering Shepherdess to you;
Deep peace of the flock of stars to you!

Deep peace from the Son of Peace,
Deep peace from the heart of Mary to you,
        And from Bridget of the Mantle to you,
                Deep peace, deep peace!
        And with kindness, too, of the Haughty Father
                Peace!
        In the name of the Three who are One,
                Peace!
And by the will of the King of the Elements,
                Peace, Peace!

–                   Alan Dall, translated by Fiona Macleod.

Be still and know that I am with you,
says the Lord.
Be still and know I am you,
says the Tao.

We are part of nature and nature is part of us.
We are held by the Hand of God
and we are the Hands of God.

Do not try to live as if you are separate.
You are not.
You are of God,
part of the Tao.
You are within the landscape.
You are elements of the seasons.
You are of both heaven and earth.

Be known for what you are, and make your actions harbingers
of a better future.
Flow like water around obstacles.
Do not batter your head against a brick wall.
Flow under it and when it collapses,
You will be long gone.

Hold true to God
rest in the Tao,
and you will be carried to where the future needs you.

–   Martin Palmer, International Consultancy on Religion, Education, and Culture, England

Let us understand
The gravity of our situation.

Let us understand
That our only redemption
Is love.

Love for a small, endangered planet
On which we are utterly dependent.

Only love can transform us
From plunderers and savages
Into Earthkeepers and peacemakers.

Only love can show us
The integrity and rights
Of all other beings.

Only love can open our eyes
To the truth and beauty
That surround us.
Only love can teach us
The humility we need
To live on this Earth.

And only love can now save us
From extinction.

–   Mary de La Valette, Poet and activist, Gaia Institute, Massachusetts

–   "Prayers for a Thousand Years", Edited by Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon

Untitled - Mary de La Valette from "Prayers for a Thousand Years", Edited by Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon