A Blessing

Posted by Andy Hoyland on March 16, 2010  

Some of you may know that I, along with Catherine Jenkins and Mal Scully, am doing Reader’s Training with the Sheffield Diocese. This involves meeting at Sheffield Cathedral once a month to be taught by the lovely people at Sheffield Diocese. The days are great fun and I have found the modules so far very useful – especially the Old Testament one.

As part of the course we are given group mentors – imagine X-Factor mentors and you’re somewhere close to what these guys are for. At the end of every day together we spend a short time reflecting on what we’ve discussed and praying. Normally this is in the format of listening to a piece of music and then hearing a blessing, prayer or thought from our mentor.

This month I found the blessing that Mick read really helpful. I thought it might be worth sharing:

May you listen to your longing to be free
May the frames of your belonging be large enough for the dreams of your soul
May you arise each day with a voice of blessing whispering in your heart that something good is going to happen to you
May you find a harmony between your soul and your life
May the mansion of your soul never become a haunted place
May you know the eternal longing that is at the heart of time
May there be a kindness in your gaze when you look within
May you never place walls between the light and yourself
May your angel free you from the prisons of guilt, fear, disappointment and despair
May you allow the wild beauty of the invisible world to gather you, mind you and embrace you in belonging
So may the God of grace, our creator, redeemer and sanctifier, bless you.
Amen.

John O’Donnahue – Annam Cara

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One Response to “A Blessing”

Comment by sheila windle on April 2, 2010

This is a very beautiful blessing and has hit my heart deeply ive lost perspective a great deal and this has inspired me once again to remember that jesus gave his life for love and that our hearts would be free and that any given situation where we feel the exact opposite of all the blessing. Captive, chained, enslaved, guilty, disappointed ,hopeless, defeated and feeling ugly we can bring it to jesus and we will prosper in his love ,mercy , grace and forgiveness. Thankyou Jesus and thankyou for your blessings.

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