“It’s not all about you – or is it?” with Asha Lightbearer
How many times have you heard someone say, “It’s not all about you!”? Sometimes, that can be a hard truth to swallow, even when it is in your highest good. But where does that leave you in life? Out of control? Without purpose? Spirituality without the personal experience is meaningless, just empty words and ideas. So if it’s not all about you, what is your part? Listen as Asha explores the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and the path to spiritual awakening they elicit.
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Prayers, readings, and songs from this week’s service are also provided below.
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PRAYERS
Opening Prayer
A Prayer for the Dawn
May this be for me a day of blessing and peace.
May it be a day of safety and well-being.
May the rising sun infuse me with inspiration and hope. May my mind be filled with light.
May I give and receive only kindness.
May I accept and offer only healing.
May I come to know a deeper level of happiness, and may I move nearer today to true awakening.
May this be for all beings a day of blessing and peace.
May it be a day of safety and well-being.
May the rising sun infuse us all with inspiration and hope. May every mind be filled with light.
May we give and receive only kindness.
May we accept and offer only healing.
May all beings come to know a deeper level of happiness, and may we all move nearer today to true awakening.
~ A Prayer for the Dawn by Diane Berke (excerpt)
Community Prayer
Interfaith Prayer for World Peace
Just as we wish for peace for ourselves,
Harmony between ourselves and others,
And for God’s abundance to be present in our lives,
So we pray for others.
May there be peace for all people,
Harmony between individuals, races, religions, and nations,
And God’s abundance manifest for all.
In addition, we pray for the well-being
Of all Earth’s creatures,
And for the Earth itself, Which sustains us.
~ Unknown
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About Asha Lightbearer
Asha Lightbearer has been writing music and performing since the age of six. She holds a Music degree in Jazz Studies and has won numerous awards over the years for both vocals and songwriting, including an Honorable Mention at the 8th Annual Posi-Music Awards in 2013 for her song “Love Knows the Way“. At One World, Asha aims to bring positive popular music to the sacred scene, including classics, hidden gems and originals from a variety of genres: jazz, pop, rock, folk and more.
MUSIC
“I Release” written by Rick Byars Beckwith
“We Are Here” written by Harold Lilly Jr / Alicia Augello-Cook / Mark Batson / Kasseem Dean
This service aired on May 23, 2021
