Pause for Prayer: TUESDAY 9/22 — A Short Prayer from an Island Overlook

# Context and moment Eleven years ago the author stopped at an overlook in the mountain pass between Honolulu and Kailua. On a warm, humid day the wind was alive on the pali — the cliffs — and the scene inspired this short prayer. The post republishes that reflection as a daily Pause for Prayer.

# What the prayer says The prayer addresses the Great Spirit of God, asking that the same power observed in nature move within the speaker. The language is plain and repetitive by design: short imperative phrases that request movement, guidance, and renewal.

• It asks to be moved with "all your power, your strength, your breath of life."
• It requests direction: what to do, what to say, and where to go.
• It links the enlivening of nature's greenery to enlivening the mind and soul: "pulse in me with life I don't yet know is mine."

The prayer shifts into a long list of simple petitions: calm me, steady me, nudge me, relax me, plant me, root me, grace me, comfort me, sustain me, open me, heal me, forgive me, renew me, shepherd me, touch me. It closes with "Lord, hear my prayer today!"

# Form and purpose This is a short devotional intended for daily use. It uses sensory detail (wind, cliffs, green heights) to connect a physical moment with a spiritual request. The form is repetitive and accumulative: each short phrase names a need or desirable state, building toward a comprehensive appeal for guidance, comfort, and renewal.

The post sits on a blog that offers daily prayers, spirituality, and worship reflections in the Roman Catholic tradition. This entry is one of many daily Pause for Prayer posts that provide concise prayers and reflective lines for readers to use in their own prayer time.

# Who might use this

• Someone looking for a short prayer to say during a pause in the day.
• Readers who respond to nature-based imagery as a pathway into prayer.
• Those wanting a straightforward, list-style prayer that covers emotional, spiritual, and practical needs.

# How to use the prayer Sit quietly and read the lines slowly, letting each short petition land before moving to the next. Use the natural imagery to visualize breath and movement: imagine wind on a cliff, grasses swaying, the sense of being steadied and set in motion.

# Closing line The post ends with a simple plea: "Lord, hear my prayer today!" That final line makes the prayer both personal and portable — a short invocation that can be folded into morning routines, commutes, or short reflective breaks.