The Snowflake Chronicles

Spiritual Newsletter Deadline February 6, 2023

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Editor's Picks

1. Lord, This is All I Have
2. Help Thou My Unbelief
3. Weather or no: is the question
4. Wind, Water and the Giving Heart
5. Of Angels, Butterflies, and Souls
6. The Northern Lights
7. Looking into God's Assurance
8. Forgiveness
9. Cogito, Ergo Sum

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Writing a Prayer

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Have you ever written a prayer in poem or prose?

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Writing a prayer poem or prose can be fulfilling!

About This Newsletter

"A Poet's Prayer" 

Oh Lord, to you I raise my plea,
Help me to find the words to free
Each metaphor and simile
That blooms upon the Poet Tree
And scents the air like potpourri.

Oh Lord, to you I bend my knee,
For you hold the master key,
That unlocks the gate for me
To the garden of poetry
Where muse can dance for Thee.

Letter From the Editor

Over the past few years, I have read a number of prayers written either in poetry or prose. I have written some prayer poems, but have as yet to write one in prose. I am not sure why I have not written a prayer in prose. Perhaps it has to do with the fact that when I read a prayer, either in my Baha'i prayer book or online, I feel the Holy Spirit flowing through the sentence and paragraphs. When I write a prayer of my own, it does not feel the same as reading a prayer revealed by one of the Central Figures of the Baha'i Faith.

Another reason could be that I feel more like a poet than I do a writer of prose. I know that neither of these reasons preclude me from attempting to write a prayer in prose. Therefore, one of my Naw-Ruz resolutions for the New Baha'i Year of 180 B.E. is to write a prayer in prose.

I know that a number of the readers of this newsletter have written prayers in both poetry and prose form. I would like to know how you start out writing either a poem or prose prayers. My method is to begin by writing down either a line or a phrase that comes into my mind. After that, I read a prayer and meditate. If no words come to mind, I read a line of scripture and meditate.

Once I have move than one line or sentence, I am ready to begin. Sometimes I type directly into a document. At other times, I write in a pen and paper journal. Normally, I do not edit while I am writing. However, sometimes a better word or phrase comes to mind and I change it immediately.

How do you begin writing a prayer, either in poetry or prose? Have you written any prayer you would like to share with our readers?

Editors Picks

Lord, This is All I Have  (E) Feeling down and out after living a life of work, relationships, and missed opportunities! #2288937 by G. B. Williams

Help Thou My Unbelief  (E) Written for 2010 Church Music Submission, hymn text category. Inspired by Mark 9:24. #2288778 by Private

WEATHER OR NOT: is the question  (E) How we respond to life when things are not going our way. #2098385 by dogpack:saving 4 premium: DWG

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Wind, water and the giving heart  (E) Nature can inspire us to a deeper understanding of life. #958402 by dlspiritwriter 🙏☯️😻

Of Angels, Butterflies, and Souls  (18+) A man discovers his new purpose in life. #2272165 by Tegs

The Northern Lights  (E) Can the lights of Heaven sometimes wait? #1118984 by super sleuth

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FORGIVENESS  (E) We just need to do it. {acrostic} #2281363 by Penelope Moonbeam

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Cogito, ergo sum  (E) Where do you go to find the meaning of life? #2283562 by Mez