Praying the best way I know

May all living beings be free.

May all living beings be loved.

May all living beings be safe.

May all living beings have sufficient food

water

shelter

and warmth.

May all beings know

love

care

empathy

and compassion.

May all beings be free from suffering

cruelty

imprisonment

fear

pain

experimentation

and exploitation.

May all beings be carefree

full of joy

and full of life.

May all beings have a safe place

to live

to birth their young

to care for their babies

to grow old

to die in dignity.

May all beings be born

to love

to healthy mothers

to safety.

May all beings be free to

dream

play

rest

express

and live.

May all living beings know

warm beds

sunshine

health

and affection.

May all living beings have protectors

family

advocates

and nurture.

May all living beings know peace.

May all living beings know the joy of being alive.

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If you wish to try loving-kindness meditation, you can simply search for this term in your favorite meditation app. Below are a few examples.

An article by Jon Kabat-Zinn with a short practice:

https://www.mindful.org/this-loving-kindness-meditation-is-a-radical-act-of-love/

A video by Kristin Neff: