In Common
So many grieving
Damage recent and long past
Near and far awaydw
Copyright © 2018
For those of us who grieve, Andy Raine of the Northumbria Community has written,
In Common
So many grieving
Damage recent and long past
Near and far awaydw
Copyright © 2018
For those of us who grieve, Andy Raine of the Northumbria Community has written,
May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you : wherever he may send you;
Claiborne, Shane. Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals (p. 50). Zondervan. Kindle Edition.
may he guide you through the wilderness : protect you through the storm;
may he bring you home rejoicing : at the wonders he has shown you;
may he bring you home rejoicing : once again into our doors.
My better half gave me this book for Christmas a few years back –
Working through it for a year was a profound experience for me. It introduced me to new perspectives on community, compassion, even church history. It’s where I first encountered the “become all flame” quote from the writings of the Desert Fathers; in that sense, it inspired this very blog (though I didn’t know it then).
I particularly like this prayer from the daily Morning Prayer devotion. It sparks my imagination of what family or community could be – a daily “sending off” with blessing and the longing to be together again, rejoicing in all that God has done.
Grace and peace to you…
dw