The Prayer of the Boiling Dish Cloths
Oh Lord and Master Housekeeper, Soak me in your sudsy brine.Loosen the grease that saturates my fibresand prevents absorption of your solvent.Stir and boil, agi...
Category: a life of prayer
The Prayer of the Bur
God, Let me be the bur, sticking on to your wool sock. I am a legless seed, looking for the good soil. Take me with you on your narrow way, though night’s...
Evening walk
I am walking beneath a high chapel canopy, Next to Queen Anne’s lace, Whose white crown bends to the coming north wind. Sunset bestows a gilded light on ordered...
A corner of morning light
{a morning prayer} Lord, wake all of me into your light today. Steal into every hidden corner and slumbering chamber with the day-beckoning of grace. Wash my dr...
prayer :: God of unfurled leaves
God of unfurled leaves, cast your cloak of green over our weathered shoulders. Whisper to us in the rustle of shimmering branches. Let your countenance shine in...