Fragments – Jan. 8, 2020
And so we take the ragged fragmentsthe patches of darknessthat give shape to the light;the scraps of desiresunslaked or realized;the memories of spaces of blessing,of pain.….And so we lay them at the threshold, God:bid you hold them, bless them, use them;ask you tend them, mend them,transform themto keep us warm,make us whole,and send us forth. […]
Questions – Jan. 7, 2020
God of mystery,help meto hold the questions,lead meto live them,bless meto bless themfor disturbing my path. –Jan Richardson, Night Visions
Twilight’s Turning – Jan. 6, 2020
Sitting on my thresholdat twilight’s turning,door open,arms around my knees,wind through the entryway hereI knowthis is what I want:not to be goodbut to be whole. –Jan Richardson, Night Visions
Thresholds – Jan. 5, 2020
God of the threshold,this we pray:that what comes in enters by consent,by invitation that what passes throughcrosses over with grace,with mercy that what dwells withinresides in delight, in integrity that what goes forthemerges for peace,for blessings. –Jan Richardson, Night Visions
