John 1:10
golden thread woven
all fabric glitters with light
unseen one to other
Showing posts with label Wisdom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wisdom. Show all posts
Sunday, 29 December 2019
Wisdom come again
As Wisdom delivered God's people of old,
we pray with the oppressed today.
We pray for liberation,
we pray for Wisdom to come again.
As Wisdom has entered souls before,
we pray for God's prophets today;
we pray for resistance of injustice,
we pray for Wisdom to come again.
As Wisdom has guided God's people before,
we pray for all who still seek your Way;
we pray for the peace we strive for,
we pray for Wisdom to come again.
As Wisdom has sheltered God's people of old,
we pray for the scared and lost today;
we pray for protection and light;
we pray for Wisdom to come again.
As Wisdom has travelled with God's people through time,
we pray for ourselves and our world;
we pray for your presence with us,
we pray for Wisdom to come again.
Amen.
this prayer might work well in two voices, taking two lines each in turn
Monday, 10 June 2019
Wisdom's call
Hear Wisdom call
in the central squares and main street marches,
from desert heart to ocean depth:
I call to you, my people;
I cry to all that has life.
At the beginning, and long before,
I was: I was with Creator.
Before the depths, before the springs,
I was: before even water.
Before mountains had shape, before
hills arose, I was: before earth and soil.
I was there when Creator spread
the heavens wide; for the lifting of the sky.
I was there when fountains flowed
rivers and seas, and for the marking of their edges.
I was dancing the joyful song, weaving
rhythm through the fabric of it all!
I was there, with Creator and Spirit
Breath, Holy Partners making life!
Now, my children, listen to me,
joy comes in keeping my ways.
Feel the rhythm Wisdom plays,
pay attention to what I teach.
Follow me, Creator's Partner, Spirit's
friend, follow and find true life;
for I will lead you true, my children,
into the heart of Love.
Sunday, 16 September 2018
Joy is yours
Psalm 1
Joy is yours, my friend,
when you dismiss sinister advice,
when you choose not to walk
the path of miscreants,
not to sit with those who mock.
Joy is yours, my friend,
taking delight in the law of Love,
meditating day and night
with Holy One, with Love.
You will be like trees beside streams
that run deep; you will grow healthy fruit,
sprout rich green leaves.
Joy, deep joy, will be yours.
The miscreants will not know joy,
but will fly like chaff, useless,
carried away on the wind.
They have no roots, they cannot stand.
But you – Holy One watches over you,
and while miscreants perish,
you will know joy!
Joy is yours, my friend,
when you dismiss sinister advice,
when you choose not to walk
the path of miscreants,
not to sit with those who mock.
Joy is yours, my friend,
taking delight in the law of Love,
meditating day and night
with Holy One, with Love.
You will be like trees beside streams
that run deep; you will grow healthy fruit,
sprout rich green leaves.
Joy, deep joy, will be yours.
The miscreants will not know joy,
but will fly like chaff, useless,
carried away on the wind.
They have no roots, they cannot stand.
But you – Holy One watches over you,
and while miscreants perish,
you will know joy!
Sunday, 9 September 2018
She calls
Proverbs 1:20–33
On the main street at noon,
when the pavement is crowded,
vendors hustling, consumers
bustling, dealers wheeling,
printers reeling – one voice
rises above it all, one
woman strides her own path through.
Wisdom is here again,
calling to all who will listen:
'How long? How long, my guileless
children, will you choose to remain
in the dark? How long
remain naive, how long will you keep
your ignorance? Listen to me!
I would give you all I have –
if you would listen, turn, follow.
'I laugh at your stumbling, for I
would have helped you to stand.
I mock at your drowning, for I
would have calmed the storm.
'Listen, my children, please
listen to me: you can live
at ease, find peace,
if you would only listen
when Wisdom calls to you.'
On the main street at noon,
when the pavement is crowded,
vendors hustling, consumers
bustling, dealers wheeling,
printers reeling – one voice
rises above it all, one
woman strides her own path through.
Wisdom is here again,
calling to all who will listen:
'How long? How long, my guileless
children, will you choose to remain
in the dark? How long
remain naive, how long will you keep
your ignorance? Listen to me!
I would give you all I have –
if you would listen, turn, follow.
'I laugh at your stumbling, for I
would have helped you to stand.
I mock at your drowning, for I
would have calmed the storm.
'Listen, my children, please
listen to me: you can live
at ease, find peace,
if you would only listen
when Wisdom calls to you.'
Sunday, 8 July 2018
aka: the King of Glory
Who is the Queen of Love and Honour?
The One to whom earth belongs?
Who set the world, its rivers and seas?
Who is the Queen of Love and Honour?
Who is the Queen of Love and Honour?
Who shall stand in her holy place;
the honest, the faithful, the pure in heart?
Who seeks the face of the Holy One?
Who is the Queen of Love and Honour?
Life your heads, O gates, arise, O doors, for
she comes, with strength and grace, she
comes, the Queen of Love and Honour.
Who is the Queen of Love and Honour?
Our God, the Breath of Life;
our revered Wisdom, Creator God.
This is the Queen of Love and Honour.
Sunday, 2 July 2017
Wisdom Incarnate
Matthew 11:16–18, 25–30
they shout at Wisdom,
why do you not dance
to our lively tunes?
they cry to Wisdom,
we are wailing, why
do you not mourn with us?
they accuse the messenger
announcing Wisdom, of demons,
heed not the call to turn
they accuse Wisdom
of gluttony and drunkenness,
of befriending the unworthy
Listen, you who shout at Wisdom,
cry and wail and accuse –
Wisdom’s deeds are Wisdom’s vindication.
Wisdom thanks the God of all,
Creator, sender of Wisdom to earth
and Spirit sustainer or Wisdom on earth
Wisdom whispers in the dark,
heard by those who stay awake,
hidden from those who cast long shadows
Wisdom utters an invitation
to the weary, the burdened, the tired:
I will give you rest.
Wisdom says, you shall learn from me
a way of ease and freedom, for
I am gentle and I am humble in my heart
Wisdom offers rest within that heart, Divine;
come to me, come all you weary,
for I have come for you.
they shout at Wisdom,
why do you not dance
to our lively tunes?
they cry to Wisdom,
we are wailing, why
do you not mourn with us?
they accuse the messenger
announcing Wisdom, of demons,
heed not the call to turn
they accuse Wisdom
of gluttony and drunkenness,
of befriending the unworthy
Listen, you who shout at Wisdom,
cry and wail and accuse –
Wisdom’s deeds are Wisdom’s vindication.
Wisdom thanks the God of all,
Creator, sender of Wisdom to earth
and Spirit sustainer or Wisdom on earth
Wisdom whispers in the dark,
heard by those who stay awake,
hidden from those who cast long shadows
Wisdom utters an invitation
to the weary, the burdened, the tired:
I will give you rest.
Wisdom says, you shall learn from me
a way of ease and freedom, for
I am gentle and I am humble in my heart
Wisdom offers rest within that heart, Divine;
come to me, come all you weary,
for I have come for you.
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