Psalms 8:1
O Lord, our Sovereign,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Lord, sometimes I wish the disciples
had not asked: “Lord, teach us to pray.”
For the prayer you gave
has become, for many,
the gold standard,
the winning formula,
inhibiting imagination
and creativity,
spontaneity
and downright exuberance!
And, while I recognise
the need, (perhaps),
for a community recitation,
I so want for others
a 360 approach and experience
of prayer.
To recognise in their sharp intake of breath
at the beauty of a sunset
or their sense of awe
at the wonder of creation
the vestige of a prayer.
To know that when we text one another
good thoughts and encouragements
therein lies prayer.
To be convinced that
in each sigh of peace
or wail of anguish
your being is summoned
And that all of these,
along with our formal incantations
align us with you, our Sovereign
whose name is majestic in all the earth.
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