Here is another message and poem from Sr. Rosie for Lent:
As we move more deeply into this Lenten season, remembering that we are elemental creatures, made of dust, we pray for strength for the journey and for endurance to wrestle a blessing from these days. So, we pray:
God of the journey,
who calls us to travel with faith,
who reminds us we are dust
yet breathes into us the breath of life,
hear our prayer:
Bearer of the Sun,
draw us into your heart of fire,
that we may have light to uncover
the unremembered stories
and strength to endure their telling.
Creator of the world,
awaken us to the blessedness of earth,
that we may honor those who once dwelled
along these paths that we now travel.
Spirit who hovered
over the face of the deep,
lead us to your life-giving waters,
that we may give our tears to the depths
and find refreshment and delight.
Helper who breathes life
into each new generation,
surround us with the winds of your spirit,
and may we hear with tenderness
the stories that they bear.
~Jan L. Richardson
And let us continue to pray for each other on this Lenten journey.
Blessings,
Sr. Rosie
