LONGING FOR GOD’S PEACE, DAY THREE

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
Friday, April 4th

The Sacrament of the Day
(KLW, May 2023)

Now the day gently rises
upon early dawn
and the choir of creation
soon bursts into song.

May I join with the praise
of each songbird chorus
and in giddy delight
applaud with the forest.

May I glean inspiration
through nature, your teacher
proclaiming your presence
and kinship with creature.

May I speak of your hope
and divine mystery;
let each word of comfort
be a kind liturgy.

May I seek out the sacred
with deep reverence,
through holy, awed silence,
and sweet penitence.

May I share the communion
of human connection
through the breaking of bread
with love and affection.

May I sense you are moving
in breezes that blow,
in the smile of another,
in the soft morning glow.

May I savor the rituals
that order my day
with the walking, the writing,
the moments I pray.

May I find each day holy,
a blessed sacrament,
and so honor each moment
with sacred intent.

May I feel benediction
as day becomes night,
when I peacefully thank you
and turn out the light.

(Photo by Karen)