Prayers in the Wildlands: Home Blessing

May this simple Rewilder's Home Blessing, bring blessing and joy to your dwelling...

    "Creator, Maker of the Wildlands,
we thank You for the blessing of this place to dwell. 
We thank You for wood, stone, metal, sand, water, and fire,
and the role they play in this place.
  We thank You for the hands that built,
the minds which created,
and those who have dwelt here before us. 
May we never forget those who have come before.

    Bless this dwelling roof to floor,
wall to wall, 
end to end,
from foundation to covering.

All harm be banished,
All disturbances cease,
All balance and harmony dwell within,
Today, Tonight, and Evermore.

We call upon the Sacred Three,
Father, Son, and Spirit,
to save, shelter, and surround,
this dwelling, this home,
this day, this night, 
and every night. 

Living Room/Gathering Place

Bless this place of gathering,
with friends, family,
and kinships deep.
May laughter, tears, and joys be shared,
under Your watchful care.

Bless the crafts made,
the herbs dried,
the stories told,
and the journeys begun
from this place,
Today, Tonight, and Evermore.

Kitchen/Hearth/Cooking Area

From this fire, this hearth, this cooking place,
Bless the poor,
Bless the sick,
Bless all creatures great and small.

May there always be food
in the eating place.
May there always be drink
in the drinking place.
May there always be music and stories,
in the listening place.
And may You,
who comes in stranger's garb,
always find welcome in my dwelling.

We call upon the Sacred Three,
Father, Son, and Spirit,
to save, shelter, and surround,
this dwelling, this home,
this day, this night, 
and every night. 

Bedroom/Sleeping Place

Peace rest here, in the name of the Scared Three,
with Sun, an' Moon, and Stars above.
Peace to each who sleep here,
May Dreams sweet,
and Restful safety,
always be found
beneath these covers,
This Day, this Night, and Evermore.

In Closing

May our dwelling here be in peace,
to each person, creature, and plant, 
among the trees,
beside the waters,
with sky above, 
and earth beneath.
May we walk in balance,
stewards of the place we stay,
This Day, this Night, and Evermore.

We call upon the Sacred Three,
Father, Son, and Spirit,
to save, shelter, and surround,
this dwelling, this home,
this day, this night, 
and every night. 
AMEN"