Here’s
a blessing inspired by John 9: 1-41, where Jesus heals the blind man by placing
mud over his eyes. It was written by Jan L. Richardson, and posted on The Painted Prayerbook.
Blessing of Mud
(inspired by John 9:
1-41)
Lest
we think
the
blessing
is
not
in
the dirt.
Lest
we think
the
blessing
is
not
in
the earth
beneath
our feet.
Lest
we think
the
blessing
is
not
in
the dust
like
the dust
that
God scooped up
at
the beginning
and
formed
with
God’s
two
hands
and
breathed into
with
God’s own
breath.
Lest
we think
the
blessing
is
not
in
the spit.
Lest
we think
the
blessing
is
not
in
the mud.
Lest
we think
the
blessing
is
not
in
the mire,
the
grime,
the
muck.
Lest
we think
that
God
cannot
reach
deep
into the things
of
earth,
cannot
bring forth
the
blessing
that
shimmers
within
the sludge,
cannot
anoint us
with
a tender
and
grimy grace.
Lest
we think
that
God
will
not use the ground
to
create us
once
again,
to
cleanse us
of
our unseeing,
to
open our eyes upon
this
ordinary
and
stunning world.
~
written by Jan L. Richardson, and posted on The Painted Prayerbook. http://paintedprayerbook.com/category/gospel-of-john/page/2/
