As this holy season of Lent begins we share a prayer and blessing for Ash Wednesday and the weeks which lie ahead. This is written by Jane Richardson.
WILL YOU MEET US?
A Blessing for Ash Wednesday
Will you meet us
in the ashes,
will you meet us
in the ache
and show your face
within our sorrow
and offer us
your word of grace:
That you are life
within the dying,
that you abide
within the dust,
that you are what
survives the burning,
that you arise
to make us new.
And in our aching,
you are breathing;
and in our weeping,
you are here
within the hands
that bear your blessing,
enfolding us
within your love.
—Jan Richardson
from Circle of Grace: A Book of Blessings for the Seasons
