Slow down

Wise words
Desert father Abba Anthony said, ‘Pay attention to what I tell you: whoever you may be, always have God before your eyes; whatever you do, do it according to the testimony of the holy Scriptures; in whatever place you live, do not easily leave it. Keep these three precepts and you will be saved.’

Prayer
Grow us slowly, persistently, and deeply, Lord, to be people who watch without distraction, listen without interruption, and stay put without inclination to flee. Amen.

from this morning’s devotion in Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and Enuma Okoro, p. 304

My life a prayer

by Irene Bom

I pray to GOD – my life a prayer –
and wait for what he’ll say and do.
(Psalm 130:5, The Message translation)

 
My life a prayer …
      if only!
My life a prayer …
      I don’t know.
My life a prayer …
      really?
My life a prayer …
      please, Lord,
      make it so.