Thankful Thursday (on Friday): Carry
A friend carries a sobriety chip.
A son keeps an old, worn watch.
A sister wears a cross.
We carry reminders. To encourage and soothe, to calm and comfort. For several weeks I've been carrying a "poem" in my pocket, a prayer really. This is not sermon. I'm not preaching, converting or condemning.
A friend gave me the prayer, and the more I read it the more I appreciate the simple language, the alliteration, and the just plain kindness. Here, an excerpt:
Keep watch with those who work,
or watch, or weep this night . . .
give rest to the weary, bless the dying,
soothe the suffering . . . shield the joyous.
Shield the joyous? See, like a good poem, that's got me thinking.
I don't presume my god is your god. Maybe nature is your higher power, or goddess, or a doorknob. What we share is that at some point in our lives, we are each weepers and workers and watchers.
Today I am thankful for thoughtful friends, and the things we carry that comfort and calm.
It's Thankful Thursday. Joy expands and contracts in direct relation to our sense of gratitude. What are you thankful for today? A person, a place, a possession? A story, a song, a poem? What makes your world expand?
Friday, October 5, 2012 at 8:34AM
Reader Comments (5)
I am thankful for finally getting hired somewhere. After four interviews (and one rejection) with the same company.
I am thankful for my dentist.
I am thankful for friends who let me use their washer and dryer when my washing machine breaks with soggy, still-dirty sheets and towels still in it.
I am thankful for October Unprocessed (http://www.eatingrules.com/october-unprocessed-2012/) for turning me back to mindful eating again.
I am thankful for the Moosewood Cookbook, which makes eating exclusively unprocessed food for an entire month so much easier.
amen, Drew.
Allyson - Congratulations on the job!!!!
Linnea - Thanks, as always, for reading & responding.
I'm thankful for beautiful and kind daughters.
Awww shucks, thanks Mom (I didn't know you read my blog!)
xo