Category: From A Quiet Prayer

From A Quiet Prayer

From Here

Laurie's Notes

With each new challenge,

I scanned

my surroundings

as we do

when we begin

to feel unsettled —

reaching for

the strongest healers —

holding firmly

within.

And I was reminded

each time

of the deepening calm

within my own heart.

And though it ached

for the parts of us

that were afraid

and the places

that remained

unhealed,

I was so thankful

to be able to hold

all of it —

to offer my piece —

to be connected

with this place —

to scan my surroundings

once more

to find

my firmest support

within my own heart

and yours.

 

From A Quiet Prayer

Prayer of My Heart

Laurie's Notes

Little by little,

I stopped believing

in the stories

of the mind

until one day

I turned around

and searched for

that place in me

where I used

to struggle against

my own self —

where I could be

knocked off-center

by any outside force —

that place that sent me

searching desperately

time and time again

for another someone

or another something

to address

our separateness

and fill the emptiness.

But on this day,

I realized I had

set it all down

in exchange for

the one continuous,

never-ending

prayer of my heart.

From A Quiet Prayer

Right Here

Laurie's Notes

There was something

very beautiful

in the coming together,

in realizing I didn’t need

to have all of the pieces

on my own.

It was humbling

to seek

and to feel

a living life –

this sacred, magical life

I had known

as a child

and let go of too soon

because it didn’t match

the interpretations

around me.

And so I continue on,

having been touched deeply

by everyday people

and experiences

and found

that missing something,

longed for

for too long —

right here,

in our own hearts

and in front of us.

From A Quiet Prayer

Out of This Place

Laurie's Notes

There were the most

tender moments

of deep connection.

And there were moments

that were painful

beyond description.

Somehow, I found,

it all returned

to tenderness.

And so I continued

to show up

and participate in life

because I had experienced

the endless struggle

in the search

and the relief in finding

just one word

shared out of this place

that could bridge the gap

in my own heart.

From A Quiet Prayer, Unsorted

As a Prayer

Laurie's Notes

Let us be

brave enough

to continue to follow

the path of our hearts,

the whisper of hope —

that mysterious pull

to search and explore

and feel the story

beneath the surface —

no longer out of the need

to be fixed

or to fix,

but because we have

felt that longing

in our chests

and dared

to set it down —

to feel the emptiness

in our hands,

if only for a moment.

Help us to trust

in our own ability

to hold this life

a little more gently —

to be willing

to continue on

in each moment —

as a prayer.

Amen