A Blessing for One Who Is Embarking on an Adventure
May your feet be anchored
to the sandy floor,
as the tides rise around you.
May you drop everything
that would weigh you down,
trusting the ocean
can absorb it all.
May the waves
which would toss you
instead, gently carry you forward,
weightless like a sea bird.
May you sail out
past the breakers,
trusting your compass will
point the way.
And may you know
the joy of sea turtles and sailors,
upon returning to the shore
and your beloved.
In the name of God who calls you,
Christ who steadies you,
and the Spirit who brings you home,
Amen
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Poems serve to name what is.
Prayers help us name who God is.
Blessings invite us name our hope.
May these words for sharing nourish your brain and the spirit in private moments and as you share them with loved ones to comfort, mark occasions, and invite us to remember the nonviolent, nonpunishing, unconditionally forgiving image of God reflected in Jesus.
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Originally published:
The Brain & the Spirit, Chapter 6, Integration, “A Blessing for One Embarking on an Adventure,” p. 144
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