Monday, May 30, 2022

Dear God,

There are times in life when we are laid low by loss or health or other circumstances.  We can feel paralyzed or afraid or destitute.  Yet, these laid-low moments can bring opportunity to find our deep-down dwelling place. If we let go, truly let go and fall into the deep, there it is possible to find the holy divine, that sacred place that is usually only discovered when we pause to let go of all that is shallow and surface and lean forward or backward or sideways into an unknown peace.  We may feel terrified because we have not been there before or know of its existence; yet, because we are part of you and you are part of us from the existence of time, we can find you.

Right now there are many whose deep depths are hurting, grieving and pained.  Loss of children from mass shootings gives a kind of pain that can't help but create a deep, deep hole.  But even there in the deep, deep hole of despair we can find ourselves suddenly in the presence of the only one who resides deeper than the deepest hole.

Holy God,

be our

dwelling place.

Meet us

in the deepest,

darkest places.

Promise us

your presence,

your embrace

and your love,

we pray.

Love, Andrea