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.