This is a time of deep uncertainty
A time with despots refuse to cede power
And collaborators refuse to stand up for justice
A time when people permeated with hate
Threaten violence
And carry guns
It is a time when justice is threatened
and the frail protections of a dying democracy
are fading
And many are frightened
We are fragile shells, we humans
It takes so little to threaten and harm
Illness comes and destroys health
The economy stumbles and our security vanishes
People hurt us
Relationships fail
And we feel as if we cannot withstand it all
As if the pressures will break us
And we will crumble
Dour words echo in our souls
Dust to dust
Ashes to ashes
Vanity, vanity, all is vanity
And yet we are “homo divinus”
Sacred children
We are permeated with the Sacred
We are filled with a love that sustains
Although we pray and offer prayers of supplication
We must remember that Sacred presence is with us already
And that if we do not give up
Those dreadful cracks in our façade
Allow us to receive the Spirit in new ways
And so on this day
As we feel cracked and crumbling
We can embrace the Celtic tradition of encircling prayer
(lorica or “shield” prayer)
God does not need to be reminded to be with us
But we need to be reminded that God is
“May the yoke of the Law of God rest upon this shoulder,
May the coming of the Holy Spirit be on this head,
May this sign of Christ be on this forehead,
May the hearing of the Holy Spirit be in these.”
St
Fursa (8th Century)
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