#Prayer
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This morning, before the boats stirred,before the gulls began their circling, the big lake held the last of the nightlike a deep and ancient thought. The water was nearly still. Only a small ripple moved outwardfrom somewhere unseen,widening across the dark surfaceuntil it disappeared into silence. Then the eastern horizonbegan to brighten. Not suddenly. A… Read more
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This morning the world prayed before I did The robin sang cheep-cheepfrom the lilac branch The creek whispered gurgle-gurgleover patient stones Leaves applauded with a gentle rustleand somewhere beyond the hilla bee hummed its tiny hymnbuzzzz I smiled at the sacred onomatopoeiaof Your creationall these soundsthat are somehow more than soundseach one a small translationof… Read more
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Love is not always polite. Love does not always bowto comfort,or whisper only what we wish to hear. Sometimes love arriveslike a hand upon the shoulder,turning us gentlytoward a truth we would rather avoid. Sometimes love asks more of usthan we are prepared to give. Yet love never strips anotherof their dignity. Love does not… Read more
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Lord Jesus,you promised nearness made permanent.You said you would comeas a homebuilder of the soul. Teach me what it meansin the quiet rooms of a human heart,furnished with weakness, longing, and unfinished faith. I confess how often I treat you as a guest,tidying up before prayer,hiding what feels unworthy,forgetting that love does not rent space,it… Read more
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Lord,gather the loose fabric of my mind. So many thoughts wanderlike garments in the wind,caught on fear,heavy with yesterday,restless for tomorrow. Tie them gently at the waist of Your mercy. Grant me the spiritual readinessthat sees the world as passing shadowsand yet still shimmers with Your hidden fire. Keep me awake. Not rigid or afraid,but… Read more
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before beginningthere is communion the Father givingall that He isfullness the Son receivingall that is givenand returning itin radiant joy the Spiritliving flame of that exchangebreath of delightthe sweetness of shared being a diffusive loveis gift without measurelife pouring into lifefullness flowering into more fullness from this holy abundanceworlds awakenlight lifts its facewaters gather their… Read more
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Lord, I come to You unfinished,the way morning comes before the light is full,gray and reaching, not yet what it will be. I have tried to follow the thread You laid downand found my hands empty at evening,the day behind me scattered like seed I could not place correctly. Is this what it means to… Read more
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Happinessrests lightlyupon the surface of circumstance. A door opens.A child laughs.That new car smell. Then evening changes the weather. But joyroots deeper. It kneels beside the bedof what can be lostand loves still. Joy does not requiresunlight. It has learnedto recognize Godby touch alone. A parent knows this. The child who breaks your sleep,your plans,your… Read more
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I do not carry the knowledge of a theologianI do not rest in the quiet mastery of a contemplativeI do not burn with the tireless zeal of an evangelistI do not walk with the radiant holiness of a saint Yet still I stand in gratitude For the grace of God that finds me again and… Read more
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Maybe this is what Christ meant Not the triumphof armies or thunderbut this a bogstill remembering winterits dark waters loosenedonly nowfrom death’s hard seal And therewithout witnesswithout announcementone flower rises So smallthe world could miss it entirely Yet beauty does not define itselfin size It simply blooms And somehowthe fragile thingfills the whole lensuntil marsh… Read more
Prayerfully Poetic 