" ON PRAYER'S INNER WORKINGS "

In prayer, there is no reason to ask
For that which is helpful to yourself
For the light, already knows your desires
Beware the obvious traps....

In prayer
Simplistically ask
For what is acceptable to the ALL
And for what will bring honor
Know, that you wish to be filled
With supreme fire
Where knowing is the supreme good
And we must wait upon the time
When "the time" comes
And in exchange for sacrificing
What little choices you have had
Remember you will be fulfilled
Through death
Where faith is rewarded
And you see with angelic eyes
That you are a part of the light
Let this be your only desire
That the universe is ever glorified
In you
Whether by life
Or death
For both, are one thing
And prayer
Will bring you to the glory
And to the only truth
That our universe is all
And so are you....

Tony Taylor   (Chicago)