Raised from the Grave of Exile
During Lent I am reading/writing my way through writing to God: 40 Days of Praying With My Pen by Rachel G. Hackenberg. Sometimes I will post my prayers.
This is my response to Ezekiel 37: 1-14 (Day 1)
Raised from the Grave of Exile
Our lives laid waste
- scattered bones in a valley
- disobedience defiled our birthright, Your plan
Disconnected from life, function, ourselves
Then . . .
Your Messenger Lived Scripture
- encased in the skin of love
Your truth powerfully erupts in our stony hearts
Raising us from the grave of exile
Spirit-power saturating the assembling frameworks of who we are to become
Baby-fresh skin erecting a boundary between what is inner and outer
Your Breath of Life connecting us to You
- the source of All
- the source of nourishment, unity, rest
Our lives becoming who You planned
- functioning body of Christ
Holy now because of the Cross
Connected, eternally alive, knowing You are the sovereign God of All
Amen . . . so be it . . . gratitude dripping from my dry bones turning into purpose-filled flesh
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NOTE: I have the good fortune to partner with Fawnda from Fireflies and Jellybeans for a giveaway of her tote pattern to a Fruitfulwords reader. (I was one of her pattern testers.) Go to this link for the details. The deadline to enter is February 26, 2012.
Entry filed under: Gratitude List, Lent, Main, Photo-a-day. Tags: gratitude, Jerusalem graveyard, Lenten Reflection.
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tristenerinhohn | . at .
Beautiful.
I just put the book on my wish list. I love the idea of it:) Thanks for sharing!
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susan2009 | . at .
Tris, This is my first time through the book. Although I bought it for last year.
I should have realized that doing this ” book”while on an epic vacation of a lifetime (New Zealand) was unrealistic. This year there is nothing to stop me from writing/praying my way through lent.
In case you are interested, I updated the post with related posts and about a giveaway I am having, but not doing a good job of promoting. 🙂
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Sillydoodah (Dawn) | . at .
Woohoo! Great poem! I will have to check this book out. How cool! Look forward to your posts.
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susan2009 | . at .
Thanks, Dawn. I am not usually poetic, but am pleased with how this turned out. 🙂
I realized from analysing my posts from last year, that I am not that good at staying faithful to writing series of posts. That is why I didn’t commit to writing my reflections every day these coming 39 days.
What are you and ym doing for Lent?
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