Tricia Leines

I wrote these words yesterday, and they found their way into a song today. I hope to put a melody to it over the next couple of weeks.

The intention behind this piece has been a seed growing for a long time. I’m still learning how to hold the light and dark in me… the joy and the pain of the the world… all of it. It feels real and hard but it also feels as close to truth as anything I have known. I see the division within myself and in the world, and I long to help heal it.

The words of this song are my daily practice, my meditation.
I offer them here as loving offering…

May I

Verse 1
May I hold both light and dark,
the peace and the pain
celebrate the gift of birth
while mourning death again

Verse 2
May I humbly offer hope and joy
softly tend to my fear,
seeing even anger’s spark
with vision calm and clear

Chorus
O guiding wisdom, grow in me,
let me live the truth of love
O guiding wisdom, grow in me,
the boundless love of unity

Verse 3
May I give both faith and doubt
a quiet room to speak,
not fleeing from the restless ache
when discomfort begs relief

Verse 4
May I sit with sadness,
listening purely,
as I sit with happiness,
receiving fully

Chorus
O guiding wisdom, grow in me,
let me live the truth of love
O guiding wisdom, grow in me,
the boundless love of unity

Bridge
May I have the strength to care
for all of me, for all I see
this world that breaks my heart
and brings me to my knees,
freely gives me laughter,
and moments of tranquility

Final Chorus
O guiding wisdom, grow in me,
let me live the truth of love
O guiding wisdom, grow in me,
the boundless love of unity

Tricia Leines