Ritual

Isaiah 6:8

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I; send me!”

There is comfort in the familiar,

in those actions that we repeat

time and again without too much effort on our part.

Rituals that are sacred,

that have a meaning all of their own;

rituals we can perform in our sleep,

yet which still have the power -

every once in a while -

to confront us

with the awe and mystery

of a Divine Being.

The One who reaches out of and beyond ritual

to impact our daily grind

with wonder and joy

or challenge and turmoil

or maybe all of these at once - 

to reunite us with the God

at the heart of all our ritual,

unconfined

by the restraints that we apply.