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Lenten Reflections 2022

Lord of the Dance

Lord of the Dance

Sydney B. Carter

Invite me to dance.
Lead the way.
Teach me the steps
And I will follow you.
Twirl me around wildly
Or do a slow glide.
Whatever the form
I will remain in step,
Heeding the gestures
Of your graced movement.

Today : I let the Lord of the Dance lead me.

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Pardoner

Pardoner

Karl Rahner

I have stood before you
On numerous occasions,
Knowing my transgression,
Guilty, fairly convicted.
You reach out mercifully,
Drawing my regret toward you
With a generous reception.
In that moment of pardon
The falseness in my life
Dissolves in your tenderness.

Today : I accept the divine pardon offered me.

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The Disturber

The Disturber

Wake us up
To what needs doing,
And what needs undoing.
Wake us up
To what must be let go,
And what to draw closer.
Wake us up to what enlarges love
And what diminishes it.
In all parts of our life,
Disturb and wake us up!

Today : I become wider awake.

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Beautiful Presence

Beautiful Presence

Macrina Wiederkehr

How often I savor your presence
In the toss and turn of my everyday life.
The little moments of recognition
That bring me home to your beauty.
The kind gestures of thoughtfulness
That touch me in life’s turbulence.
The enriching, nurturing experiences
That renew and enliven my spirit.
And the ways you make yourself known
In the loveliness of nature’s diversity.

Today : I am attentive to Beautiful Presence.

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Savior

Savior

Luke 2:8-11

Save us from all that keeps us
From giving our hearts to you.
Save us from all that restrains us
From sharing our love with others.
Save us from all that deceives us
By diversion and self-centeredness.
Save us from all that entices us
Into conscious, destructive deeds.
Save us from ignorance of our worth
And from choosing to live our life fully.

Today : I see what needs saving in my life.

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Hidden One

Hidden One

Even though you are fully present
I do not always detect your nearness.
I look for you, anticipate you,
Listen for a hint of your voice
Like a tulip bulb in placid soil
Waiting for the call to rise up.
You will reveal yourself in due season.
In the meantime, I walk in faith,
Trusting you are in the heart of life,
Secreted in darkness but ever present.

Today : I have faith in divine hiddenness.

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The Magnificent

The Magnificent

The Qur’an

I honor and praise you, Magnificent One,
For your awe-inspiring works of wonder.
For your glorious flinging of stars
Into the depths of our vast universe.
For your persistent, careful sculpting
Of hearts of stone into hearts of flesh.
For your willingness to carry our pain
And strengthen our hope for healing.
For your astounding resourcefulness
Enriching our lives with your goodness.

Today : I offer praise to The Magnificent.

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Tomb-Opener

Tomb-Opener

John 11:38-44

Just when the smell of death
Becomes unbearable
And the huge stone blocking light
Seems unmovable,
You send your angels in disguise
To let in light and refresh the air.
And in our returning to life
We discover that some blockages
Are far too massive
For us to remove by ourselves.

Today : I am ready to be untombed.

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