Dear World,
Thank you for this time you have given us, this time you have claimed.
YOU could see the madness we were making; and through the bats, your creatures of the dark, spirits of the night that should fly free – you are firmly and lovingly taking us by the hand.
We are as children, grubby socks around our ankles.
We sit and we wait, and we listen, and we begin to hear.
Our ears are unstopped that we may hear the birds sing.
The film across our eyes is wiped away and we see the rivers running clear.
Our cars fall silent, and our computers babble to each other like toddlers learning to talk.
Thank you World for the blessing of this time.
You are offering us room to stop and breathe – to connect with each other; to connect with YOU and with Your rhythm; to connect with our own souls; and to connect with Your soul.
May we be changed,. May we all, from politicians to paupers – be changed.
May we be filled with Your grace.
May our homes be filled not with lifeless hoarding but Your living light and love.
May our feet learn the heartbeat of the earth.
May our senses learn again the dance of the seasons, and the dance of the stars.
May we dream dreams of a better world, of a better way
– and may we have the courage to make it so.
© Christina Raven 2020