Here’s
a prayer from Jan L. Richardson. It was
posted on Prayers and Creeds.
Prayer
And
so we take the ragged fragments,
the
patches of darkness
that give shape to the light;
the scraps of desires
unslaked or realized;
the memories of spaces
of blessing, of pain.
that give shape to the light;
the scraps of desires
unslaked or realized;
the memories of spaces
of blessing, of pain.
And
so we gather the scattered pieces
the
hopes we carry
fractured or whole;
the struggles of birthing
exhausted, elated;
the places of welcome
that bring healing and life.
fractured or whole;
the struggles of birthing
exhausted, elated;
the places of welcome
that bring healing and life.
And
so we lay them at the threshold, God;
bid
you hold them, bless them, use them;
ask you tend them, mend them,
transform them
to keep us warm,
make us whole, and send us forth.
ask you tend them, mend them,
transform them
to keep us warm,
make us whole, and send us forth.
~
written by Jan L. Richardson in Through the Advent Door: Entering a
Contemplative Christmas http://www.amazon.com/Through-Advent-Door-Contemplative-Christmas-ebook/dp/B006BL0QCE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388437190&sr=8-1&keywords=through+the+advent+door+richardson
Posted
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