A Blessing for One Who Is Being Human
When you don’t know whether
to laugh or cry,
may you find a resting place
in between.
When everything
flashes “important,”
may you know the significance
of being still and being you.
When you wonder what disaster comes next,
may you take comfort, knowing
whatever it is,
- whatever it is -
you will not be alone.
When you’re deceived and disillusioned,
may your compass
guide you to One you can trust.
And when you sleep,
may God envelop you
in the peace known by those
who are protected.
In the name of God who watches,
Christ the embodied One,
and the Spirit who laughs and cries
with us.
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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Listening with you,
Originally published:
The Brain & the Spirit, Chapter 2, A Trustworthy Compass, “A Blessing for One Who Is Human,” p. 44
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