Camping for Easter in the Brisbane Ranges and I have brought along Cheryl Lawrie’s beautiful Pocket Liturgies for reflection…
confession
you see all and know all
or so they seem fond of saying.
you call us beloved.
which is all well and good from your side
but you can have no idea how hard it is to be loved.
[we know the bit inside us
which is beyond loving;
too awful to be named,
too hard to save,
even for you.]
we confess that we do not believe you can change us
we confess that we do not believe that we can start again
we confess that we do not know how to have faith.
so do what you can with that.
amen.
[p.37, Hold This Space Pocket Liturgies by Cheryl Lawrie]
Let me learn how to be loved
how to let love in
how to give it freely
and receive it in
whatever form it might appear
let love in, and out, in and out
let us breathe
and give air to love
itellyouarise 