A BLESSING
“Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.”
Philippians 4:6-7 MSG
A Blessing
May you be open to the presence
Of the re-shaper of stories
The adventure of new beginnings,
Moving beyond predictable repetition
To the wonder of all that is yet to be.
May you find joy in possibility.
May you know you are always welcome;
When light has dimmed
And faith feels spent
May deadness and loss
Give way to the gentle whisper
Of hope.
Chris Matthews
May you catch your reflection
Unexpectedly
And remember who you are.
The burden you bear
Is not yours to carry,
The crushing expectation of success
Not yours to fulfil.
May you remember the contours of grace.
May you wake to being known,
Cherished, held
And believed in.
You are not wired to fail,
Enslaved by the shame
Of who you will never be.
May you sense the fierce pride
Of a mother’s delight
In her child.