This week's prayer is 'A Blessing for learning to hold on and let go' by Kate Bowler:
let go, let it all go
except of course
when you can't.
living in the present is nice in theory
except when you are in pain.
so, let's bless that tension
the push and pull of wanting to let go
sometimes needing to let go
and also needing to hold on.
God, sometimes it
feels like a better person
wouldn't be like this:
tethered to so many hopes
and fears and expectations.
blessed are we
when we yearn, yearn for
connection and love and touch.
blessed are we
when we hunger for the beauty of life itself
and the people to fill it.
blessed are we
when we are unable to say
I'm letting it go
because we feel like we
will be washed away
into an ocean of nothingness.
teach us to hold on to the truths
that enliven our spirits
and fill our souls
and loosed our grip on
the painful untruths -
like that we are alone
or unlovable
or that desire itself is the enemy.
there will be no easy addition and subtraction
we will lose and we will gain
and almost none of it will make
much sense at the time
and it forces our hands open
we look for divine love
in the mystery of it all.
Amen
All are welcome in this place.
In love, hope and peace
Joy💒