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elemental blessing for a new home

22/1/2017

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Asked for a prayer, poem or other contribution to greeting Penny at her commissioning service, I could do no better than turn to John O'Donohue's wonderful book of blessings To Bless the Space Between Us.  It was a blessing for the space that is the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, and not only for Penny, and I, but also for those who have long found their spiritual home elsewhere (above all at Christ Church Milton).  Especially at this time, as we come this week to the pain and promise of the fateful date of 26 January, it is also a blessing for all human beings and their ancestors who have come to Australia.  It is a reminder of the 'big history' and mystery beyond us all. 
May it be a blessing to all:

Before a human voice was ever heard here,
This place has known the respect of stone,
The friendship of the wind, always returning
With news of elsewhere, whispered in seed and
pollen,
The thin symphonies of birdsong softening the silence,
The litanies of rain rearranging the air,
Cascades o sunlight opening and closing days,
And the glow of the moon gazing through
darkness.
May all that elemental enrichment
Bless the foundation and standing of your home.

Before you came here, this place has nown
The wonder of children's eyes,
The hope of mornings in troubled hearts,
The tranquillity of twilight easing the night,
The drama of dreams under sleeping eyelids,
The generous disturbance of birth,
The anxieties of old age unclenching into grace
And the final elegance of calmly embraced death.
May the life of your new home enter
Into this inheritance of spirit.

May the rain fall kindly,
May daylight illuminate your hearts,
May the darkness never burden,
May those who dwell here in the unseen
Watch over your coming and going.
May your lives of love and promise
Refine and deepen the spirit of this land.

Jo Inkpin

2 Comments
Kate Watson
25/1/2017 02:22:00 pm

Thank you Jo.
This poem is a keeper.
Beautiful and timely, even though I am still in the same physical location, it is inspiration for a fresh look.

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Mya link
15/1/2021 10:24:38 am

Gratefful for sharing this

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