a
song of plate and cup
there is noise
distractions
and distortions
there is complexity
worries
and concerns
there are conditions
expectations
and stresses
there is fear
of
what may be and what might never happen
there are temptations
trials
and persistent damaging demands
there is worry
and
there is peace
creator and sustainer
pioneer
and saviour
give us your peace
held
tightly in your love
bear us warmly
strengthen
us when shadows lengthen
cultivate in us stability
rooted
in your name
rooted in your word
rooted
by your voice
give us deep roots
holding
us together
keeping us firm
rooting
us in our place
rooting us with you
rooted
in our centre
help our roots build strong bonds
with
the soil and fabric of our lives
strengthen our roots
with
the nourishment we need
may our rootedness
interweave
our lives together
and keep us ever onward
reaching
towards your throne
keep us faithful and persistent
stable
in fidelity
keep us creative and flexible
persistent
in our searching
may our firm foundations
be
yours and yours alone
that our deep entangled roots
would
feed our hearts for life
help us to bear witness
to
the journey that we take
and as we come to the plate and to the cup
as
we have so many times before
feed us once again
with
your flesh and with your blood
that plate and cup would root us in your story
rooted
in earthly trouble and kingdom glory
build us up to tend your garden
shape
our lives to grow for you
for your glory and in your name
to
heaven’s son we pray, AMEN.
(c) Tim Watson, 2015
A song of Plate and Cup - a liturgy, used before the Eucharistic prayer, in a service thinking about "rootedness" - sly, unintentional nod to George R. R. Martin in the title!
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