“My soul clings to the dust; revive me according to your word…My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.” Psalm 119: 25; 28
Reflection
Dust. Tiny particles streak air. On sunny, still afternoons. Light reflecting off silvery wisps of nothingness.
Dust. Swirls on dry, windy days. Masking sight. Adding brown to blue sky. Causing itchy eyes, parched throats, and protesting noses.
Dust. Accumulating. Blanketing surfaces. Scattered if moved. Slipping through grasping hands. Landing again. Only gathered in on soft cloths.
Soul unable to cling.
Healing Practice: Dusting
Open your arms wide and to your sides.
Breathe in. Breathe out.
Breathe in gathering seen and unseen dust particles floating around you.
Breathe out into a hug.
Repeat gathering dust. As long as needed.
Prayer
God,
I cling to the ground. Lift me up.
I cling to the ground. Revive me.
I cling to the ground. Strengthen me.
I cling melted to the ground. Re-form me.
I cling for safety to the ground. Be my security.
I cling frozen to the ground. Move me.
I cling to the ground in pain. Show me healing’s way.
Amen.
Biblical Text: NRSV
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Jennifer Ohman-Rodriguez 