deep breath
roll your stiff neck:
right, slowly
left, slowly
right, slowly
left, slowly
deep breath
listen:
you are god’s testimony,
a sign of god’s repentance
deep breath
pause from your race-of-a-journey:
curl your toes, slowly
flex your toes, slowly
turn your face upward in delight
turn your face downward in gratitude
deep breath
listen:
the lowlands are not too close to the sea for stillness
the mountains are not too close to the thunder for quiet
deep breath
prepare yourself:
wash your head of shame
dress your shoulders with gladness
melt the regrets that weigh you down
set your heart on wonder for what is to come
deep breath: in
deep breath: out
deep breath: in
deep breath: out
on today’s Revised Common Lectionary texts
The Rev. Rachel G. Hackenberg‘s book with co-author Martha Spong, Denial Is My Spiritual Practice (and Other Failures of Faith), searches for faith through life’s trials. Rachel has also written Writing to God, a popular Lenten devotional, and other books.
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