A letter to the Great Mystery

Let me be not afraid

Even though everything I have known

is falling away.

Let me not regret the choices I have made.

Let me remain conscious

that I had good reasons

for making them.

Let me stay mindful

in my next steps.

And let me not be afraid to walk up ladders

even when I feel that I am kicking down

virtues

with every step.

Let me be aware, Dear Spirit,

that I am following my guides

through the dark forest

and I will soon come to the place

where the ancestors meet.

Let me stride up and take my place at the table.

Dear Spirit, I know that I

have nothing to fear.

I see your kind hands, inviting me into my future.

And like a caring, confident mama bird,

You have tossed me out of the nest.

I will not tumble, Great One.

I will fly.