Encountering the Self
"Rooted in Grace: Essays on Dialogue Without Division", Ed: Larry Duggins & Andrea Lingle, 2018.
For the heartbreak I carry, we pray
For the heaviness within me that yearns to connect
For the grief that I carry
For the ways that I’ve tried
We give thanks
For the ways I’ve not listened
For the judgments I’ve leapt to
For assumptions I’ve made
We offer forgiveness
I am here
I am still trying
Among the rest
Together, we hold our heaviness and our efforts with honor and care
May we find at this table
a grace that helps us
Stand
Sit
Remain
Pray
And listen
May we be patient
have compassion for ourselves
We are here
We are trying
We are held in the infinite grace and mercy of
The God who abides
The Spirit who enlivens
The Jesus who forgives
Thank you, fellow strugglers
For your presence
Thank you for honoring mine
We are here and we are trying
May this space at the table knit us together