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Jan Richardson<\/strong> writes,<\/p>\n

“There is ground that becomes holy only when we remain long enough to see the blessing that can emerge from struggle, that shimmers through only after the dust the struggle kicks up finally begins to settle.”<\/div>\n

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www.paintedprayerbook.com<\/a>
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A prayer<\/h3>\n

Lord, train us to hear your voice. When it is time to grieve, help us to grieve. When it is time to rejoice, help us to rejoice. When we grow weary, be the strength in our weakness. May your most beautiful and perfect will, not ours, be done. Amen.<\/p>\n

from Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals<\/a><\/em> by Shane Claiborne<\/strong>, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove<\/strong> and Enuma Okoro<\/strong>, p. 393<\/p>\n\n

From the blog<\/strong>
\nPrecious dust<\/a>
\nSinging creation\u2019s song<\/a>
\nQuiet my heart<\/a>
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  Jan Richardson writes, “There is ground that becomes holy only when we remain long enough to see the blessing that can emerge from struggle, that shimmers through only after the dust the struggle kicks up finally begins to settle.”   www.paintedprayerbook.com   A prayer Lord, train us to hear your voice. 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