Help me let go. Let me find You.
God found me in a place where he knew I would go
This week on Mothering Spirit
"Here in the rain, I simultaneously felt an ache and a peace beyond understanding. The world can feel like a horrible, broken place. And yet, as I felt this small, warm hand squeezing mine, I realized that God was there, too."
On finding light in darkness and savoring life's sustaining joys in this week’s moving essay from Lauren Nizol: Love and Hope in Troubling Times.
Lauren’s essay reminds us not to forget Uvalde. Rakhi’s prayer gives us the holy words for lament:
“How long, O Lord
Must mothers cry out in agony?May their wailing fuel the fire of our souls
May their tears soften the hardness of our hearts
Until we turn this cry of ‘no more!’
Into more than an empty chorus
Sung on repeat
May their weeping be turned
Into a resounding symphony”
Find the whole prayer from Rakhi McCormick here: A Cry of Lament.
Now that we’re settling into Lent, you might be feeling…cranky? Tired? If you’re needing a quick boost of encouragement, check out our Breath Prayers for Parents in Lent. A few here:
Inhale: When I feel like I lack
Exhale: Let me know You are near.
Inhale: In the midst of my days,
Exhale: I will praise Your name.
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