Original author prayer · Spiritual Evolution
Words for this moment
Divine Source, Eternal Comforter, Today my heart is heavy. The weight of loss sits on my chest, and the silence feels too deep. You who hold the stars and the soil, Hold also my tears. You who cradle the spirits of the departed, Cradle me in this hour of grief. I do not always understand why things are taken, Why life shifts like shadows at dusk. But I trust that love is never lost, That every soul returns to Your embrace, That memory is a bridge across the veil. Give me strength to walk one step, then another. Give me courage to face the night and seek the dawn. Let my mourning be held in light, And may this loss become seed for compassion, So that even in sorrow, I remain open to love. For my ancestors who walked through their own grief, Stand beside me now. For my descendants who will face loss in their time, Teach me to model resilience and faith. In Your mercy, transform my pain into peace. In Your promise, remind me that I am never alone. Amen. Asé.
Keith Lawrence Miller · Spiritual Evolution (first edition, December 2025), p. 289. © 2025 Keith Lawrence Miller. Reproduced at the author’s request. Original contemporary prayer; not inherited Lucumí liturgy.
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Context and use
This prayer reproduces Keith Lawrence Miller’s original title and wording from Spiritual Evolution. It belongs to his contemporary cross-traditional devotional framework, not inherited Lucumí liturgy. Declarations express faith and petition, not guaranteed outcomes. The accompanying reflection is site commentary, separate from the author’s words.
Sources & Context
Spiritual Evolution — first edition (December 2025)
Keith Lawrence Miller (Ogun Oní), © 2025. Complete 303-page author-supplied manuscript, ISBN 9798277528389. Selected passages and prayer texts checked directly against this PDF in October 2026; page references use its printed numbering. The author authorized use on this site. His cross-traditional teachings and contemporary prayers are identified as his synthesis, not universal Lucumí doctrine or inherited liturgy. Third-party prayer versions remain excluded pending source and rights review.
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