May I Be Filled

Based on a Buddhist blessing, this song is a prayer for kindness, peace, well-being, and joy for all creation. The prayer moves outward like ripples on a pond with successive verses: "May I," "May you," and "May we." Opening with a solo or unison stanza, it leads through successive verses with gradually thickening voices and ever-flowing accompaniment. The audience is invited to join on the third verse.