Prayer

 

God, You have been singing, painting, drawing, crafting, calling, dancing, and holding all creation from the beginning.  Your Artist way is an invitation to inspire and infuse our lives in these days.  But, honestly God, we don’t trust Your way all the time.  Afterall, how do you put poetry on a balance sheet to prove that things are trending up and to the right?  What will we say when people call out that membership is down and offerings are what we need?  How does the Psalm help us?  We wring our hands with worry about the church, our community, our country, and our own life.  Perhaps part of our worry, concern, consternation and challenge is whether Your resurrecting power will bring forth something new that looks anything like what we’ve always known and loved.  While we like some change; we prefer, O God, You not touch the things we like.  We want You to change those other things, those other people, not us God, because we are more awake and enlightened and aware.  We are further along, or that is the narrative we tell ourselves.  We sometimes act like we have finished the assignment and are waiting for the rest of the class to catch up.  Remind us of the great truth of all artists ~ no poem, prayer, sermon, painting, song, dance is ever “complete”. The art of life is always unfolding and unveiling new parts.  Our sermons and songs and lives react as we share with others ~ sometimes retract in response.  God, help us listen to the song You are singing in our lives this day.  Help our life flow on in endless song.  Help unclog our ears and awaken our imagination to Your still singing, painting, drawing, crafting, calling, dancing, and hold all creation truth that is today.  Amen.