Holy Sophia, Wisdom of God teaches
there is a time for everything
and all things belong in their given time.
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| What time is now? |
May we receive time as a gift of grace
both beginnings and ends.
May we give thanks for birth, new life, awakenings –
and give thanks when the time for dying comes –
letting go when it’s time to let go and let it be.
May we recognize the right time for growing new seeds
when to nurture and sustain what is and tend to
strengthening roots
and may we recognize when it is time to weed out
to prune or pull up and discard or compost –
when to gather in and hold close and tight
and when to distribute, share, or freely give.
May we be sensitive to joining
in joyful celebration with laughter, song, and dance
and when to simply be still-fully present
in times of sorrow and tears participating
in the lament of loss and grief.
May we know the right time
to stand and shout and lend our voices
to work for peace and justice and
know when it is best and more powerful to be silent –
when our refusal to participate
is right rebellion.
May we see the opportune moments to make peace
and reconciliation our aim –
times when love and forgiveness,
when a gentle touch can bring great healing.
May we recognize those occasions
when our own animosities, guilt, hurt, and fears
are present within us
and embrace ways to act with honesty to our truest self.
As seasons and days and moments come and go,
as day gives way to night and
darkness submits to the dawn,
may Wisdom accompany us, enabling us
to receive each moment of each day as
sacred gift.
May we be found to be grateful and gracious
recipients of time’s gifts.
Amen
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