Picked up a random poetry book From the crowded shelf. Quick easy hour read: Delight and wonder. Then, Found…
Blessing for a Face Mask by Mary Luti
I woke to find this poem that my pastor shared for his daily hope message.
“Hope is not canceled” even when you have to wear a mask!
“Blessing for a Face Mask
God of health and wholeness,
of neighbor love and kindness,
bless this mask, my slight shield
against great ills:
Bless the fabric that repels the drops,
the ties that go behind my ears,
the wire that fits snug against my nose,
the folds that cup my chin.
Make me grateful for my mask
Even when it makes me hot,
even when I look funny in it,
even when I’m dying to take it off.
Bless me also, and everyone
who for their own and other’s sakes
put on this holy inconvenience every day,
Our minds made up to love.”
By Mary Luti
from Emerge: Blessings & Rituals for Unsheltering
thepilgrimpress.com
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