“Pray Without Ceasing.” (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
My soul sister told me, “It is hard to find the space for centering prayer.” I would say to her, “You are my space for centering prayer.” In your presence, I know that prayer works. Through you, God’s everlasting waters baptize me in prayer; the secret mists of light and smile.
You rescue the sick and elderly, whether calling game numbers in their nursing home parlor, or speaking their cause in government’s halls. Whatever it takes. You cherish your family; no journey is too long. My family is gone, yet, by God’s grace through you, I know they are with me in spirit, for family never ends.
God has called me on a difficult path that few understand, and your generous activism reminds me of what’s important, and that opinions have nothing to do with it. Prayer is action, and action is prayer, upon which the multiverse turns. You and I, my soul sister, holding a tai chi pose alongside a creek, or brainstorming political action over a meal, or praising God in poetry - it’s all the same. Our lives are the prayer that forms the labyrinth in the clearing, shining up through the tall pines to the world beyond.
Sweet hours of prayer calm the world’s soul, as skillful hands douse its fires. You go on, do what you do, knowing that your space for centering prayer is that because of you, I am centered, and I can pray.
Sharon Keene
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