Holy Now

Since the rhythms of the church calendar tend to set the tempo for a lot of my life, it’s time to talk about Lent. This year have that lovely confluence of Ash Wednesday and Valentines Day.  Like peanut butter and chocolate. This is a song I wrote for Ash Wednesday in 2021 while we were still in the throes of the pandemic.  I supposed I was trying to hold the real losses we experienced alongside the mysterious welcome of the Divine.

Here’s a blessing for the week:

As you go,

May you find contentment in mystery.

May you find hope in feeble sparks.

May you find joy in stillness.

May you find grace in ordinary things.

May you find healing for your wounds,

gentleness in your missteps,

welcome in your faltering.

May compassion greet you

and lead you into the holy truth—

that you are part

of a great kindred company

of belovedness.

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