Prayer of the Hospice Spiritual Master

May I be a caring  companion offering true hospitality in heart and soul  for those who are  on the journey to the end of life.

May I be a soulful lamp in the darkness for everyone  ending this Earthly journey,

A resting place for the wary,

A healing medicine of the soul for all who are sick,

A vase of plenty, a tree of miracles.

And for the boundless multitudes of those in end of life care,

May I bring sustenance and awakening,

Enduring like the earth and the sky

Until all beings are freed from sorrow

And all are awakened.

-Adapted from Shantideva, Indian sage 700 A.D.