Morning Meditation
Grace in Motion and Rest
♪ Spirit of life, come unto me
Flow through mind, through flesh, through soul
Crowd out doubt, face the fears
Fill each empty space with light
Make me whole ♪
(Softly close my eyes)
Dear vessel of contradictions, I honor you in your wholeness today.
To my mind
Thank me for the cascade of ideas that light paths unknown,
For visions that paint tomorrow in bold strokes of possibility.
I offer grace to my circular thoughts,
To the doubts that anchor my feet when I long to fly.
Both my spark and shadow shape my journey.
To my body
Thank me for each morning I rise,
For muscles that remember how to scamper down subway stairs,
For bones that have carried me through decades.
I offer grace to my slowing steps,
To joints that whisper, "not today,"
To the wisdom in my gentle decline.
You teach me patience in my changing.
To my soul
Thank me for my relentless seeking,
For refusing to settle in comfortable shadows,
For recognizing the truth in new temples.
I offer grace to my wandering from familiar prayers,
To the empty spaces between beliefs,
To this holy uncertainty.
My questioning is my own kind of faith.
Interlude
Morning light breaks through
Mind dreams, body aches, soul seeks
All paths lead to now
♪ Forward and back, ebb and flow
In balance, all of me grows
This moment holds all I need to know ♪
Benediction
I rest in gratitude for all that I am:
A being of thought and flesh and spirit,
Perfect in my imperfection,
Complete in my becoming.
Love god, herself.
Thank god, herself.
(Softly open my eyes)
(Looking in the mirror)
Bow my head to
Image of god, herself.
Amen. Ashe. So be it.
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