When Did You First Notice God?
A Reflection by Christine Jurisich
We conclude our month on opening your door to God’s endless love with one of my favorite prayers by Joyce Rupp. This prayer articulates so beautifully the journey of approaching, opening, and closing our inner door.
When did you first
weave your way into my life,
Beloved?
When did you first entice me
with your contagious
colors of love?
When did the mystery
of your kindness stir
so strongly
I could no longer deny your grace?
I do not know the precise moment.
Perhaps there never was one.
More, it seems to me,
are the countless times,
endless ways, you enter,
thread by thread,
the pattern of my days,
your presence inaudibly
interlacing my every moment,
your whispers and sighs,
your breathy voice
in the ear of my heart,
persuading me into your embrace.
Please, Beloved,
never stop encouraging me.
Draw me daily
into the sanctuary
of your enduring love. [1]
-Joyce Rupp, Prayer
Reflect: Which line speaks to you and why?
[1] Joyce Rupp, Prayer (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2007).
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