.how You consented to enclosure.

Lord,

"...You have reminded me of my need

to anchor my soul in a place of prayer,

a place where we can come together

to worship [You].

Free me from my restless activity,

my slavery to the clock,

my habit of bobbing  along on the open sea

when You have called me to be still.

When I consider how You consented to enclosure,

in Mary's womb,

in a narrow manger,

in a carpenter's home,

on the wooden cross,

in the bread of Eucharist,

my heart is moved to seek enclosure with You.

Amen."

-gloria hutchinson,

"A Prayer of Stability"

i push against being 'enclosed' to any will but my own;

yet i need to be

to know and honor Him, to love others.

so good to remember how He has consented to enclosure

to be with us.

i find all sorts of things to do to bob along

when He has called me to be still.

this prayer was what i needed to read today.

one way He helps me get to stillness and enclosure:

prayer books. grateful for this one this week.