Prayer is universal. It is common to all cultures and all religions. It is the way we reach out to the Divine.

I think of prayer as a clay urn we lower hand over hand into the well of our hearts, the well that opens to the unlimited water table of blessings.

There are different reasons we go the well. There are dark times when we face doubt and loss. There are times when the fire of inspiration lifts our minds and hearts to a new possibility. And there are times when we celebrate the feeling of being at one with all around us.

The Prayer Beads is divided into three sections: Poems for the Dark Night; Poems for Renewal; and Poems for the Harvest.

I encourage you to linger on each poem as if it were a prayer bead, to linger on each poem until you feel it in your fingertips.