Painting by Rose Mewhort who lives on Galiano Island, BC.
"Beside Still Waters" I am drawn into my recognition of the need to enter nature for a day and just stay and stay until am entirely penetrated by the beauty of silent nauture such as Rose has portrayed in in her painting.
I am moved to quote the final line of Denise Levertov's poem "Immersion" from her book
THIS GREAT UNKOWING: LAST POEMS.
New York:New Directions, 1999.
"The holy voice
utters its woe and glory in myriad musics, in signs and portents.
Our own words are for us to speak, a way to ask and answer (53).
Prayer
Loving Mother and Father God, we long to bathe in the light of your holiness and love.
We long to rest in your silence.
Be deeply with us and calm any fears we carry on our journey to the diaconate, to priesthood and to the episcopate.
Fill us with the courage of your holy prophets and help us to understand how prophetic witnessing and the creation of prophetic change happens.
Show us in your infinite gentleness and compassion how to co-create the building of your inclusive model of priesthood for a converted church and for the deep healing of the People of Godde, who also heal us.
We ask this in the your name, in the name of Jesus our Brother and in the name of Spirit Holy Wisdom Sophia
Rose Mewhort
and
Michele Birch-Conery
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