(a “caim” is a Celtic “circle prayer”)
“Encircle me, O God,
Keep faith within,
Keep pride without.Encircle me, O God,
Keep hope within,
Keep despair out.Encircle me, O God,
Keep love within,
Keep fear without.”
~ Adapted from David Adam’s, The Cry of the Deer,p.11ff
via The Practice of Prayer by Robert Warren
Love the Celtic Prayers- maybe it’s because of my own Celtic ancestory!