Prayer Friday

Hello, darkness my old friend...I've come to talk to you again.

So begins my prayer, O God, who in the beginning befriended the darkness, collaborated with the chaos, and unleashed a creative prayer that is written inside every heart.

And yet, when the days are long...the stress sits on our shoulders...the uncertainty clouds us...and confusion confounds us...we are not sure what to do or where to go or what to say.

While we celebrate our human relationships for all the beauty they bring...we also need our connection to You.  A connection that takes different contours, shapes, and colors.  A connection grounded often in silence ~ Your first language, O God.

Stillness to breathe and be.

Sacred silence where we don't have all the answers, but we do have Your presence.

Holy darkness where we release what is hidden and unknown within us and around us.

Grace-filled confusion where we confess that we don't have life figured out.

Love-awakening and life-giving relationships with others that help us through every day.

Hello, darkness my old friend...for a presence that brings moments of peace.

Hello, stillness that beckons me to another pace of life.

Hello, hope that today need not be like yesterday...and that You, O God, are not finished with me yet.

Hello, trace of grace, awakening the true colors to share on the paper of life called, "Today."

Hello...

Breathe and be.

Let's embark and see what will be.

Amen.