Kindling Prayer

I kindle the fire this morning
Without malice, without jealousy
Without envy, without fear
Without terror of anyone living under the sun
But the Holy Son of God to shield me.
God kindle in my heart a flame of love
For my neighbor, for my friend
For my enemy, for my family
For the brave, and the coward, and the slave
For the humblest thing alive in the world
And for You whose Name is above all

Based on a traditional Scottish Gaelic prayer, from Alexander Carmichael, Ortha nan Gaidheal