For those who are afraid ...
to leave their homes,
to send their children to school,
to read the news for fear of what they will find.
St. Patrick's Lorica* (adapted)
Love before me, Love behind me.
Love beside me, Love within me.
Love beneath me, Love above me.
Love in sleeping, Love in waking.
Love in peace, Love in danger.
Love in my mouth, my ears, my heart.
Love in every part of me.
*A lorica is a traditional Irish prayer of protection.
Photo Credit: © Beth A. Richardson. County Donegal, Ireland.
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