Spring willow (Photo: Irene Bom)
1 Timothy 4:7-10 (NIV UK)
Only Speak the Word
A blessing inspired by Luke 7:1-10
You might not have guessed
how far this blessing
can travel.
But it is worth believing
that it is built
for crossing distances
for stretching itself
for making its way
without hesitation
to the place
where it is needed most.
Only believe—
or, failing this,
latch onto someone
who will believe
for you,
who will ask
on your behalf,
who will plead
for this blessing
to come.
Trust one who knows
with a certainty
fierce as fire
that this blessing
will find its way
to you,
that it will treat
miles and time
as nothing,
that it will push through
each boundary,
cross every border,
pass through
all obstacles
to reach you.
Trust that these words
know the path
into your anguish,
that in your ache
they will become balm
and in your pain
they will become soothing.
Trust that they will be for you
a sweet
and stunning
peace.
by Jan Richardson, posted on paintedprayerbook.com
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