Tuesday October 29
This short prayer challenges me whenever I think to read it. It challenges me to recognize beauty while recognizing my propensity to nit pick about flaws. Flawed beauty is the only beauty on offer and, when I find the grace to notice, I come away playful and nourished.
Blessings on your day.
john sj
Prayer for Everyday
I think You want me
to let You
thank me for my generosities.
You want me
to let You
call me beautiful.
My own voice qualifies
your gratitude
— so creative, so majestic, so innocent and so kind —
endlessly.
But I give my permission.
July 18, 1997