A Palms Up Prayer For Stepping Into A New Season

When we're not looking at our hands,
it's easy to miss the strain
the clenched fists
the tired fingers
the aching hands

Holding on takes great energy

We hurt
but can't locate the source

We're determined to fix the pain by
numbing
ignoring
judging
pointing

But the pain remains

Until we unravel one aching finger at a time
to see the thing we were holding
is already done
over
finished

In the terror of letting go
we sense a kind of heaviness

That we are somehow
responsible
for
everything

Beloved,
this heaviness is not meant for you
to hold

As we take our first tentative steps
into new worlds
may we bravely and gently open
our aching hands

May we receive the rest and grace
that is ours

May the Love that holds every inch of us
whisper to our beings
that we are
loved
held
enjoyed
creative
adaptive
resilient
enough

as we moment
by
moment

create
a
beautiful
new
life
together

palms up