Creator Within and Among Us,
Thank you for this nourishment.
May it strengthen us for the journeys ahead,
May it fill us with thankfulness for what we've been provided,
May it encourage us to look beyond ourselves,
May it connect us to the many - both near and far - who long to be filled with heavenly food.
Amen.
I'm writing this prayer an hour after finding out my step-Grandmother died this evening of a heart attack back home in Iowa. My awareness is sharply increased tonight as to how important connectedness really is. I'm definitely longing to be closer to my family tonight - and trusting in God's ability to connect us spiritually.
Meals shared in community (with 2 or 2000) are a powerful and beautiful means of building life-transforming connections.
2 comments:
Em,
Beautiful blessing - thank you for sharing.
Prayers for your family in abundance...
lmm
Hi classmates! Sorry that my original post said step-mother - it should've said step-GRANDmother. Grandma Donna's funeral was on Friday and it was a wonderful celebration of her life.
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