A Kinship Prayer


In seeking to recognize the primacy of Fire and Light,
I feel kinship with my Zoroastrian brothers and sisters.

In seeking to obey the Ten Commandments,
I feel kinship with my Jewish brothers and sisters.

In seeking to be kind to neighbors and the needy,
I feel kinship with my Christian brothers and sisters.

In seeking to surrender myself completely to God almighty,
I feel kinship with my Muslim brothers and sisters.

In the recognition that wisdom flows from enlightened masters,
I feel kinship with my Sikh brothers and sisters.

In remembering that serving people should be the goal of religion,
I feel kinship with my Baha’i brothers and sisters.

In knowing the power of our mind and heart to create our life,
I feel kinship with my New Thought brothers and sisters.

In my respect and reverence fro Nature that sustains us,
I feel kinship with my Native American brothers and sisters.

In feeling that these and more are all paths to the same Divinity,
I feel kinship with my Hindu brothers and sisters.

In my love and laughter, joy and pain,
I feel kinship with all my fellow humans.

In my need for nourishment and instinct to live on,
I feel kinship with all beings on the planet.

In my spiritual ecstasy with this wondrous world,
I feel kinship with the Cosmic Whole.

~ Inspired by the Parliament of World Religions , South Africa in 1999

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