Friday Prayer

 

A Celtic Blessing for you as you prepare for Sabbath:

 

I lay my head to rest,
and in doing so,
lay at God’s feet and in God’s hands:
the faces I have seen,
the voices I have heard,
the words I have spoken,
the hands I have shaken,
the service I have given,
the joys I have shared,
the sorrows revealed,
I lay them at your feet,
and in doing so
lay my head to rest.

 

This is a beautiful prayer to pray each night or journal as a moment to reflect with God.  Consider the people, places, and the planet we call “home” that you experienced and encountered today.   What words left a mark ~ words that soothed or seared like a hot coal?  What hands held you ~ with gentle grace or demanding fists?  What ways did you show up…and did you show up fully or with a mask of wanting approval and acceptance?  Where and when did you laugh and when did you feel hurt, tears, and frustration?  Offer all of this to God.  Remember, before you know (name and notice), you are known and loved by God.

May you know rest.  May you know peace.  May you feel engulfed in love and held by grace that has all of you.  Amen.