During these very difficult times of coping with the tragic events that have affected so many people both near and afar, there is much we can do through the power of prayer and affirmation to serve our families, our friends, our neighbors, and the world. We offer to you the prayers and affirmations that follow as a means of bringing a deepening sense of the strength, compassion, peace and understanding within each one of us.

Paramahansa Yogananda, in his spiritual classic SCIENTIFIC HEALING AFFIRMATIONS, stated, "Sincere words or affirmations repeated understandingly, feelingly, and willingly are sure to move the Omnipresent Cosmic Vibratory Force to render aid in your difficulty. Appeal to that Power with infinite confidence, casting out all doubt; otherwise the arrow of your attention will be deflected from its mark."

Prayers and Affirmations from the Writings of Paramahansa Yogananda

"I am submerged in eternal light. It permeates every particle of my being. I am living in that light. The Divine Spirit fills me within and without."

"God is within and around me, protecting me; so I will banish the fear that shuts out His guiding light."

"Perfect Father, Thy light is flowing through Christ, through the saints of all religions, through the masters of India, and through me. This divine light is present in all my body parts. I am well."

"I know that God’s power is limitless; and as I am made in His image, I, too, have the strength to overcome all obstacles."

"I relax and cast aside all mental burdens, allowing God to express through me His perfect love, peace, and wisdom."

"Teach me to feel that I am enveloped always in the aureole of Thine all-protecting omnipresence, in birth, in sorrow, in joy, in activity, in meditation, in ignorance, in trials, in death, and in final emancipation."

"Thy light of goodness and Thy protective power are ever shining through me. I saw them not, because my eyes of wisdom were closed. Now Thy touch of peace has opened my eyes; Thy goodness and unfailing protection are flowing through me."

"My Heavenly Father, Thou art Love, and I am made in Thine image. I am the cosmic sphere of Love in which I behold all planets, all stars, all beings, all creation as glimmering lights. I am the Love that illumines the whole universe."

"Fix your mind inwardly between the eyebrows on the shoreless lake of peace. Watch the eternal circle of rippling peace around you. The more you watch intently, the more you will feel the wavelets of peace spreading from the eyebrows to the forehead, from the forehead to the heart, and on to every cell in your body. Now the waters of peace are overflowing the banks of your body and inundating the vast territory of your mind. The flood of peace flows over the boundaries of your mind and moves on in infinite directions."

"I will help weeping ones to smile, by smiling myself, even when it is difficult."

"I will radiate love and goodwill to others, that I may open a channel for God’s love to come to all."

 

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