Teach us to pray, Lord,
as you taught the stars,
calm, lucid concentrations,
perfectly at peace with night.
Teach us to pray, Lord,
as you taught the trees,
firm and fearless, forever exposed
to the deluded axe
swung against the strength of wisdom.
Teach us to pray, Lord,
as you taught the snake,
silently charged by sun,
always in touch with earth
along the full length of her body.
Teach us to pray, Lord,
as you taught the child,
devotee of play
quick to worship wonder
with timeless attention,
building inner worlds outside.
Teach us to pray, Lord,
as you taught yourself,
alone in the wilderness,
harassed by doubt
and holding ground,
served by beast and angel,
serving, in turn, the fraternity
that runs between.
Teach us to pray, Lord,
as you taught the earth,
who teaches still,
who loves out of fullness
and weeps out of hope.
Peggy Spencer
Posted at 01:59h, 21 MayThat is a beautiful prayer in itself – asking the Lord to teach us to pray.
Joan Levy Earle
Posted at 05:21h, 21 MayYour best poem ever! Thank you so much.
darcy Mann
Posted at 09:14h, 21 MayYes. I enjoyed that poem too Joan..
Wendy McCreath
Posted at 08:08h, 21 MayI pray for the success of the orchard regeneration project at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre in Guelph. Bountiful fruit and nut trees, sustainably grown, will provide much-needed food for the community in the future. If you have a willing heart and a strong body, volunteer to help this venture.
Sharon Walters
Posted at 08:48h, 21 MayYour best poem/prayer ever!
Peter Bisson, SJ
Posted at 10:04h, 21 MayThank you Greg!
Ken Maclennan
Posted at 15:43h, 21 MayThank you, Greg.
Ken Maclennan
Posted at 15:44h, 21 MayThank you, Greg. 9
Charles Pottie-Pâté, sj
Posted at 11:08h, 22 MayWell done, Greg! thank you. Very inspiring prayer to learn to pray…..