Sep 2, 2024

'I No Longer Pray':

I no longer pray—  now I drink dark chocolate  and let the moon sing to me. I no longer pray— I let my ancestors dance  through my hips at the slightest provocation. I no longer pray— I go to the river and howl my ancient pain  into the current. I no longer pray— I ache, I desire, I say “yes” to my longing. I no longer pray as I was taught but as the stars crawl onto my lap like soft animals at nighttime  and God tucks my hair behind my ears  with the gentle fingers of her wind and a new intimacy is uncovered in everything, perhaps it's that I’m finally learning  how to pray. ... [Read more]

Seed questions for reflection: How do you relate to the notion of prayer as finding an intimacy with everything? Can you share a personal story of a time you recognized intimacy with everything? What helps you feel your connection to all that is?