The Prayer for Protection
November 3rd, 2007 · Filed Under: Blog
“The light of God surrounds me;
The love of God enfolds me;
The power of God protects me;
The presence of God watches over me.”
Wherever I am, God is!”
The Prayer for Protection was written by James Dillet Freeman, the “poet laureate” of the Unity movement and director of Silent Unity, the prayer ministry of the Unity movement, for many years.
Originally, he wrote it in response to many requests for a prayer for protection for members of the armed forces during World War II. Since then, it has become a popular prayer used in most Unity churches and by many individuals who may never have even heard of the Unity movement.
The Prayer for Protection is one of only two poems that were taken to the moon and left there by two different astronauts; the other poem is also one by James Dillet Freeman, titled “I Am There.”
The Prayer for Protection can be used for yourself or for others; saying it for others you simply say it with the pronoun “you” instead of “me.” Very often, in Unity churches especially, people will add at the end of the prayer the words “And all is well!” You can use this simple but powerful prayer for yourself and others every day.
In the daily devotional “Daily Word,” published by Unity, there is an inspirational article this month with the title “A Foundation of Faith” which tells how Robin Roberts, co-anchor of “Good Morning America, has used the Prayer of Protection throughout her life to strengthen her faith. If you click on the “Daily Word” image in the left column of this page, you can read today’s message and on the right you’ll see an image of Robin Roberts and a clickable link to the article.
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Rev. Alan Rowbotham invites you to forward this prayer to a friend today.
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