Liturgy of the Month: October 2022

Prayer for Self

Adonai eloheinu,

You have made me

and all that I see

and each nephesh, each being, I encounter this day.

Today I remember that you are Lord.

Your hand is sovereign upon my life.

You are a slow and steady heartbeat.

Today I remember that you have created me

            to sing,

            to love words,

            to love others too deeply,

            to listen,

            to want to fill other people’s hearts and bellies,

            to not fear tears or darkness,

                        for that is where you are,

            to seek beauty,

            to love the outcast,

            to call my neighbors by name,

            to look people in the eye,

            to use my voice,

                        but to learn to speak your Word,

            to trust you enough to allow myself to be weak,

            to need the help of others and yourself,

            to seek the King,

            to worship,

            to stand, jaw set, heart soft, arms open, not backing down,

            to be fierce like my mama,

            to see your world with eyes of delight like my papa,

            to be part of your church.

May I walk through my days

with the weight of your grace on my shoulders like a shawl,

ever ready to place it on the shoulders of another,

but never forgetting what it feels like upon my own.

Raba emunatekha. Great is your faithfulness.

In the name of Christ.

Amen.