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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