A Doorway
“Prayer is how we press our hands into the invisible and find the hand of Christ reaching back.” — James K. A. Smith
Attention
Awe
Thanks
Awareness
Meditation
Reflection
Noticing
Acknowledging
Gratitude
Joy
Laughter
Flowers
Sky
Light
Conversation
Connection
All prayer, praise and reverence.
Pause, patch a few words together.
Followed by silence so another voice may speak.
Praying by Mary Oliver
“It doesn’t have to be
the blue iris, it could be
weeds in a vacant lot, or a few
small stones; just
pay attention, then patch
a few words together and don’t try
to make them elaborate, this isn’t
a contest but the doorway
into thanks, and a silence in which
another voice may speak.”
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