Mondays are a time for new beginnings,

A chance at a fresh perspective.

Let wisdom guide my answers

While integrity guides my actions.

Open my eyes and my mind

And allow me to be productive and positive.

Now I lay me down to sleep

Hypnos, safe, my sleep will keep

Nyx brings darkness to the night

Eos wakes with morning light.

Rest my body, heart, and mind,

And wake in morning pure and fine.


This prayer was also adapted and translated into German by Birgit, a fellow ADF member:

Nun leg ich mich hin zum Schlaf.

Hypnos hält dabei die Wacht.

Nyx bringt Dunkel in die Nacht.

Eos weckt mit Morgenlicht.

Los lass ich, was voll Gewicht,

wach am Morgen auf voll Kraft.

 

Grey-eyed goddess of wisdom,

Crafty, quick-witted, and strong.

Ignite the path that I should take

And help me know where I belong.  

Mistress of reason, wisdom, and truth,

Your cunning and guile so well known

Guide my journey, like heroes of old

And teach me which skills I should hone.

Flying upon the wings of an owl,

Bringing wisdom to the darkness.

Weaving solutions to obstacles,

And strategies to complications.

Knowledge blessed upon your chosen,

Guiding words when they feel lost.

In those unexpected moments

They find you standing by their side.

Guardian, guide, and pathfinder,

Mentor, protector, and friend.

Leading those on their odyssey

As they battle monsters unknown.

Crafting, fighting, studying,

Your gifts shared with those who seek.  

By following your guidance,

Humans can become heroes.

Gracious Athena,

I ask that you guide me with your many gifts

As I approach this new day.

Grant me wisdom in my options,

And the vision to understand their impact.

Grant me courage to make decisions,

And the integrity to do what is right.

Grant me perseverance to keep moving forward,

And the moderation to know my own limits.

Grant me the grace to be show hospitality to those I meet,

And the fertile gift of creating new and beautiful things.

Allow me to live in these virtues,

As I continue to piously honor you

In this and every day.

Athena, wise one, goddess of many gifts,

I ask you to be with me in this work.

Guide my hands with your skills.

Grant me the wisdom to see clearly.

Share your gifts of craft with me.

Asklepios, master of medicine,

you who shared the gift of mending,

and heal those who are broken.

Through you, those once sick are made well.

I ask for your gifts upon all who need them.

By your blessings, may wounds be mended.

Through your work, may hurt be healed.

Let vitality and balance reign in those blessed by you.