Blessings, 2019

Blessing
We live
In all our messy glory;
Trapped in time,
Suspended in place.

Waiting
For the next stage,
The next hope,
The answer that eludes us.

Hold out your hands.
Cup them together
To receive this grace:
You are already holy.


Another Blessing
Stand where you are,
Reach out your arms, 
Throw back your head,
Open your mouth.

Listen:
There is silence under.
Open your eyes:
Light bleeds into the dark.

Do not forget this moment.


The Third Blessing
There is no time solitary
Or gathered together
Where you are absent
Or alone.

Breathe,
Grasp,
Release,
Bow down.

Reach out,
Pull in,
Let go,
Rest.