Here’s
a prayer inspired by Isaiah 40:27-31. It
was posted on In Praise of Sophia.
Prayer for Eagles’ Wings
(inspired by Isaiah
40: 27-31)
You
lift us up to the heights, Holy One.
On
wings like eagles you enable us to
soar
with the possibilities
of
revolution, of transformation
both
within our own souls
and
within this world which needs so much care.
And
yet it is not the bright skies
where
we most often live.
We
are here with our feet on the ground—
your
feet planted firmly beside us
as
we try to walk without fainting:
walk
through the shadows of
death
and ill-health and addiction;
walk
through life changes:
moves,
births, aging, loss.
We
need your strength to not grow weary
as
we continue to hope for new life
amidst
old attitudes and injuries.
We
long to run and not grow faint
as
we challenge demeaning political tirades
that
seep into our own daily encounters;
and
as we work for your compassion and wholeness
for
all people, and all creatures, and the very earth.
Lift
us up to the heights, Holy One,
so
we may again catch a glimpse
of
the vast possibilities
of
your Shalom
even
as we pray for it here on earth
by
saying: (to Lord’s Prayer)
~ posted in In
Praise of Sophia. http://preachingsophia.blogspot.ca/2012/02/prayer-for-eagles-wings.html
