Strong and Flexible God
Strong and Flexible God,
You stand like a tree rooted deeply in the Earth
reaching high toward the sky
Down and Up
Out and In
You are everywhere.
Strong and Flexible God
You nurture Your creatures in Your arms
protecting them from wind and weather
You release them to the world
when they are ready
Holding and letting go
You created the rhythm of life.
Strong and Flexible God
You offer the beauty of blossoms
the abundance of fruit
the glory of color
the stark elegance of rest
All in its season
You are the creator of time and seasons.
Help us accept these not only with grace but with gratitude.
Strong and Flexible God
You cast your shade upon the weary
with your abundant leaves.
You call out to the young adventurer
with your high reaching branches.
You nourish and challenge,
offer and send forth.
Like to a living tree:
rooted deep
reaching high
fixed and firm
yet resilient and flexible
We come home to you
for rest and renewal
for comfort and nurture
to be sent forth into the world
to take the life you have given us.
Open us to your miracles and mystery.
Yes! As I read and listen to this prayer, I find myself trusting and hoping that you, the writer, the prayer, the poet will yourself “come home” for rest and renewal, comfort and nurture…..open to miracles and mystery, an adventurer, a bloom in the garden of life.
Yes! As I read and listen to this prayer, I find myself trusting and hoping that you, the writer, the prayer, the poet will yourself “come home” for rest and renewal, comfort and nurture…..open to miracles and mystery, an adventurer, a bloom in the garden of life.
You hold the down and up; out and in. Deeply rooted, reaching high. During this season, you are home.
How I love the picture you paint with words. As I read, I hear the melody of How Firm A Foundation.
Thank you, Bobbie
As I read this, yet again, I think of you … strong and flexible, so deeply rooted. … Mediating Creation.
Thank you!