The Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags that hang in our back yard are printed with wishes for peace, prosperity and good health. The thought is that when the wind blows, those prayers are spread to beings in need of compassion and healing.
When we had our big snows during the holidays, the flags were covered with snow and ice. There was very little wind to send the prayers on their way the day I shot this picture, but, as the temperatures warmed, the snow and the ice drip-drip-dripped off the flags. Some would say those water drops carried prayers down into the earth; that the prayers soaked into the water table, flowed into rivers, and were then carried on their way to parts of our planet where they are needed.
Let’s hope.
