Midday Prayers
Session 2
Thursday
A blessing for the life you didn't choose
Blessed are we in the tender place between curiosity and dread,
We who wonder how to be whole,
when dreams have disappeared and part of us with them,
where mastery, control, determination, bootstrapping, and grit,
are consigned to the realm of before (where most of the world lives),
in the fever dream that promises infinite choices, unlimited progress, best life now.
Blessed are we in the after,
forced into stories we never would have written.
Far outside of answers to questions we even know to ask.
God, show us a glimmer of possibility in this new constraint,
that small truths will be given back to us.
We are held.
We are safe.
We are loved.
We are loved.
We are loved.
From The Lives We Already Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days by Kate Bowler and Jessica Richie.
Friday
Some days are Very Hard by Beth A. Richardson
Some days are very hard.
And on those days
May you know that you are loved,
You are held,
You are not alone.
Some days are very hard.
And on those days
May you remember that
Hope and healing surround you.
And if you cannot remember,
If you cannot trust,
If you cannot feel the Presence,
Let us remember and trust
And feel and believe
On your behalf.
Some days are very hard.
And on those days
May light and love
Soothe your heart
Calm your mind
Heal your spirit
Surround you in peace.
Some Days are Very Hard also can be watched on Youtube