Unflinching Presence

Spirit of Unflinching Presence,

When the world tilts and the systems fail,
when the warnings come clear and the turbulence starts—
steady our hands, our hearts, our hope.
Teach us not to look away,
but to stay with each other in the silence between knowing and acting.
Where fear tempts us into denial, awaken us to courage.
Where numbness dulls our response, stir our compassion.
May we become, for one another,
a presence that anchors, a voice that calms,
a spirit that refuses to abandon love in the face of collapse.

Amen.