I ache in almost every muscle and joint in my body, but
especially my hip, after two days of moving heavy items. I am not complaining
as I type this, just observing that I am aching because I am incredibly
blessed.
I am blessed because I have my choice of places where I can
lay my aching body down on a comfortable mattress. I am not having to scratch
out a barebones existence because of draught or because I had to flee my
homeland in the midst of war.
I am blessed because tonight I will be able to gently
stretch my aching muscles in prayer under the direction of someone who bathes
the moves with images and words from scripture. I am blessed because I was able
to answer a question from my son: what would I want to do if I were 21 again
and could do anything, but the same thing, for the next twenty-five year? My
answer: what I do now. I am blessed that I am able to live my life in a way
that is filled with meaning and purpose, that I can still grow in my
understanding of that meaning and purpose in God’s Kindom.
I invite you to join us tonight at 7:30 for a session of
Embodied Prayer. It doesn’t matter whether you have not been able to come
before, or whether you will be able to come next week. Come tonight for a
shared blessing.
Psalm 141:2
My prayers rise like incense; my hands like the evening
sacrifice.
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