Prayer, be our weaving
of love and longing threading through, by stich and turn:
an honoring and marveling - for the outstanding, the beautiful, the extraordinary and the perfectly befitting,
of rich strands that sing in an interweaving of intimate threads
working in tune, each its own and shining together.
Prayer, be our weaving
of love and hope threading through, by stich and turn:
turning towards a frayed edge, the torn section, with care and reverence
a gathering-in of the fragments, an honoring of the remnants
a careful entwining to preserve and strengthen
a tender cherishing.
Prayer, be our weaving
of love and courage threading through, by stitch and turn:
the humility at the faltering stitch - the clumsy attempts at a new pattern and design,
the thread that frayed, still unattended and exposed
and the colour used that stands out in a way yet to be reconciled to the design around.
Prayer, be our weaving
of love and trust threading through, by stitch and turn:
of the courage to continue into the unknown – being captivated by the hand at work, and the sacredness of the task
of how persistent delving into the piercing calling creates a monument -
a tapestry of delight, of goodness
a mantle of hope, of safety, of joy
Prayer, be our weaving.
