Gracious God, In a world that is simultaneously Expanding and contracting Help us to breath in a steady rhythm in and out that the expanding may helps us grow and the contracting will not make us smaller Help us to see You In and Out In all ways always. In the rising sun In the birds that fly In the changing seasons In the vast diversity of human kind all colors all the many ways we are human made in your image a reflection of you in the world made to love made good to do good may our expanding and contracting be a gentle rhythm like a breath of fresh air instead of gasp in fear for life. Amen.

Prayer poem and photo by Terri C. Pilarski
The Rev. Terri C. Pilarski is an Episcopal priest serving a church in Dearborn, MI. She is a long time blogger (seekingauthenticvoice.blogspot.com) and member of the RevGalBlogPals since 2006.
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I am guessing that maybe you didn’t want the numbers … but the effect for me is to “count your blessings” Thank you
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Definitely didn’t want the numbers. WordPress is impossible. But thank you for the comment.
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Definitely didn’t want the numbers. WordPress is impossible. But thank you for the comment.
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This spoke to me today…especially the ending….”like a breath of fresh air instead of gasp in fear for life.” Thank you for sharing your God-given creativity.
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