The protection prayer

This wall woven from my hope and faith,
cast around me
so that no evil spirits can come in,
spread unto my bedroom walls, 
pushing out anything unwelcome.
These walls push to my brother's room,
to my parents' room,
to my living room,
to the porch.
Let evil run away. 

May the wall spread to every corner of my property,
saving everything that lives within,
from the street to my backyard,
from tree to tree,
from grass blade to grass blade.

A wall evil cannot penetrate – 
they may try to break in,
but within these walls,
evil is no more.
Everything is protected. 
Only good may enter. 

Nothing can harm me here.
Nothing can tear down these walls.
Nothing can hurt me.
I am safe.

Coraline Hart

MS

17 years old

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