Lectio Divina
Suffering produces perseverance;
perseverance, character;
and character, hope.
And hope does not
put us to shame.
Romans 5
I do not believe in destiny.
I believe in character.
John McCain
Prayer
Lord
Will these days
become my excuse
or my formation?
The valley
of suffering
appears again.
And I know.
Not all
who enter
leave the same.
From what script will I read my story?
Am I a victim?
Or a man
forged in the fire?
I lay all I am before you, God.
Come
transmute anger
into compassion and strength.
May it not calcify into a
deformed soul
with misshapen desire.
Come, Holy Spirit.
Let Imago Dei emerge.
Blessing
Dear friend
May you be as clay
in the hands of
an Artist
when you enter
the arenas
of unforeseen pain.
The Lord is with you.
In the Name of the Artist
Faithful to Finish the Work Begun in You
Amen