On Pentecost – Christine Valters Paintner

A beautiful offering from our dear friends and Abbess of the Abbey of the Arts, a wonderful online community. Her book of blessings, like her other writings, is absolutely beautiful!

Spirit of courage,
we stand huddled too,
like the disciples in the upper room,
wondering what is real and true anymore.

Reveal to us the pulse of your fire
in each of our hearts
and send us with bread and roses
out into a world
hungry for nourishment.

Bless us with visions of peace;
carry it across every sky
on wings of a dove.
Help us understand one another
so that we might know
our common purpose in love.

Let the winds of change
rush in and upend all our fears.
Empower us for a more
just and loving future
where we dance with your wild grace.

~Christine Valters Paintner, A Book of Everyday Blessings: 100 Prayers for Dancing Monks, Artists, and Pilgrims (Ave Maria Press)