Evensong Meditation

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This article first appeared in Epiphany Association's Inspirations

Love that is a quiet evening sky,
warmth and light touching
each moment with eternity;

a distant birdsong,
its source unseen, but known
by the beauty of its pattern.

Your call, O Lord, is ever before me:
This day fills with the sound of your invitation,
At times powerfully, at times softly,
As your will is expressed anew
In every moment, every person, every task
That touches my life, weaving together each melody –
point and counterpoint –
Single parts of the greater work your love is creating.
Open my heart, dear Master,
To welcome this blessing as it unfolds,
Seeing the pattern of formation reflected
In each hour eternally enlightened.

Love that is a breeze at dusk,
silent,
yet caressing to a gentle life;

a deepening afterglow
transforming all
into shadow and darkness.

Your grace gently flows in and through me:
May I turn my face to you,
Quieting my all-too-busy life, tongue, thoughts,
Darkening distraction and dissonance,
The wandering of my heart,
The clamor of my intrusive self;
That I might become a reservoir overflowing
With the living water of your love,
Blessing those burdened as I have been.
A peaceful presence
of compassion in suffering,
of encouragement in adversity,
of understanding in confusion.
My eyes, your vision.
My feet, your way.
My hands, your touch.
Love that is a nocturnal flower,
fragrance reaching out
to every passing thing;
a sheltering nest
encircling its fragile occupants
through the night.

You, O Lord, know my way when I do not.
Your gentle strength, in open or in secret,
Surrounds me at every moment,
Rejoicing in my every faltering step,
Never abandoning.

I am yours.

In this world –
violent, careless, selfish, fragmented,
hopeless, shallow, aimless, illusory;
You draw me to your
grace, wisdom, joy, wholeness,
gentleness, consonance, hope;
Draw me to yourself,
Desire of my heart,
Embracing me in infinite love.

Love that is without beginning, without end;
the beginning and end of this
and all days,
Keep us in peace.

-- Reverend Steve Geitgey
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania