Pause for Prayer: SATURDAY 5/29

Photo by CP

 

From before all time

you knew these blossoms, Lord

- each by name -

and you called them to flower 

in one family's yard,

on a particular street, 

in a certain town,

near the end of the month

in May 2026... 

You knew, by name, 

each flake that fell

on this shrub's wintry wait 

for spring 

and for the warmth it needed 

- first to bud -

and then to blossom 

in your praise...

You knew, by name, 

each raindrop sent
to baptize and caress 

each leaf and petal
blushing with your glory 

to remind us

you are near...

 

And now you know precisely 

just how many days
these blooms will last 

before they fade
and then let go the branches 

now that hold them fast...

 

And if you know so well 

a flower
- whose season is so short, 

whose life span is so brief -
how much more 

must you know us

- each by name - 

and call us, Lord,

your chosen, 

your beloved,

your own... 

 

With what care then

do you number

every decade, every year, every month, 
every hour, every minute, every second,

every season after season 

of our comings and our goings,

our sorrows and our joys

our flowering and fading... 

From before all time, O Lord,

you knew us and you loved us 

- each by name -
and called us into being 

in a place,

in a family, 

in a year, 

on a day
at an hour, 

in a season 

of your choosing... 

 

And just as surely, Lord,

will you call us

- each by name -

to let go our grasp, our grip

on the branch where we once blossomed

and we'll fall into your arms,

into your mercy and your peace,

into the season of your life

that is for ever,

without end... 

Amen.

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