When we are caught in chaos, it is hard to sense divine flow. Everything seems turned upside down. Disorder reigns, much is at risk, and familiar solutions no longer work. Life feels beyond our control.

A Prayer for Divine Flow

Though entering divine flow can sometimes be effortless, at other times it can be an arduous swim against the prevailing current. It is like the salmon’s journey home. The salmon swims upstream, so why would we call its movement a flow?

On this still, hot, and humid day, I trudged over the dunes to the open beach with the dogs. It was one of those rare times when the Gulf of Mexico was perfectly placid. At the water’s edge, miniature waves lapped against the shore as though the Gulf was a lake.

Sometimes we need to withdraw. Perhaps our feelings have been hurt, or we are physically and mentally exhausted. Maybe we are drained from interacting with people.

A dear soul once told me that whenever she sees or hears an ambulance, she prays for the person—or people—caught in that emergency. She does this when she sees the speeding ambulance or simply when she hears a siren in the distance.

Some of the most meaningful spiritual practices are not found in well-known books or established manuals. They are personal practices—developed by individuals for the particular needs of their spiritual journeys.