Saturday 7 February 2015

Finding God in the places in between



God of perfect balance
Who created the planets to circle around the sun
Amidst our toing and our froing
May we find the in between places
Where we pause and be still
And in the stillness find you there.

God of healing and raising up
Who lifts the weary and binds the wounds of the brokenhearted
Amidst our words and our actions
May we find the in between places
Where we pause and be quiet
And in the quiet find you there.

God of sending and welcoming
Who reaches out to those who long for good news and receives us with forgiving and loving arms
Amidst our going out and coming in
May we find the in between places
Where we pause and make ourselves at home
And in our homecoming find you there.

God of call and transformation
Who sends people out who feel they have little to give
Amidst our fearful reluctance and our joyful obedience
May we find the in between places
Where we pause and look for you
And in our looking find you there.

God of all places and all times
In our toing and our froing
In our words and in our actions
In our going out and our coming in
In our reluctance and our obedience
And in all the places in between
We praise you for who you are
And we bless your name for all that you have done, are doing and will do in our world and in our lives.
Amen