I open my eyes, O God . . .

I open my eyes, O God, to the glory and sunshine in your creation, and I open my heart to receive the full impact of your love.

May your radiant fire burn away all that is rotten in me.

Let me breathe in the fresh air of life on which I depend in the miracle of existence.

May the wind of your Spirit blow through me and clear away the cobwebs and the rubbish.

I surrender my whole being to the wind and sun of your love.

~Angela Ashwin, The Book of a Thousand Prayers