3 Apr 2019

Blessing poem by John O'Donohue

To create a space for all our words, 
Drawing us to listen inward and outward. 
We seldom notice how each day is a holy place 
Where the Eucharist of the ordinary happens, 
Transforming our broken fragments 
Into an eternal continuity that keeps us. 

Somewhere in us a dignity presides 
That is more gracious than the smallness 
That fuels us with fear and force, 
A dignity that trusts the form a day takes. 

So at the end of this day, we give thanks 
For being betrothed to the unknown 
And for the secret work 
Through which the mind of the day 
And wisdom of the soul become one.

John O'Donohue, To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Invocations and Blessings

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