A Springtime Prayer
Spring is a time of rebirth and renewal, and deepening connection with the Divine (however we experience and name it), as beautifully expressed in this A Springtime Prayer by “spiritual midwife” and writer, Joyce Rupp. Happy Spring!
Ever-renewing and energizing Creator, Come, stir in my dormant spiritual limbs.
Wake up my tired prayer. Revive my weary efforts of care. Sing hope into my discouragement.
Wash my dusty, drab attitude with the cleansing rains of your vision.
Go deep to my roots and penetrate my faith with the vibrancy of your grace.
Shake loose the old leftover oak leaves of my tenacious ego-centeredness.
Coax joy to sprout from my difficulties.
Warm the buds of my relationships so they bloom with healthy love.
Clear out my wintered debris with the wild breeze of your liberating presence.
Nudge me, woo me, entice me, draw me to you.
I give you my trust and my gratitude as you grace my slowly thawing spirit.
Light-filled Being, my Joy and my Hope, let the greening in me begin.