Monday, March 18, Lent, Day 29
This prayer by Justin McRoberts is from a beautiful book of art by Scott Erickson and prayers by Justin. The book is called ‘Prayer, forty days of praying’ and if you are stuck for what to pray and enjoy a good, thought provoking, linocut image then I would highly recommend it.
I love the language of May I… in these prayers as it is a request not a demand, and an opening of possibility.
As we walk towards peace this way of approaching life, with kindness and curiosity is one to take on board. Suspicion and fear can get our defences up higher than they perhaps need to be and lead to conflict and fighting.
Let’s use Justin’s prayer as our today:
'May my initial posture toward strangers be kindness and curiosity rather than suspicion and fear.’
Amen