Here’s a prayer of confession at the start of Lent. It
was written by Cheryl Lawrie, and posted on [hold this space].
Prayer of Confession at the Start of Lent
All That’s Borrowed
All That’s Borrowed
We live in borrowed time,
says Lent.
i have lived on borrowed truth for a while
as well,
and borrowed faith when necessary
i know I have taken certainty from places
that shouldn’t have given it to me
and probably wouldn’t have, willingly.
I have tried to make it my own.
all of it.
i have given it the names of my gods,
and scratched in deep to its essence my name
and my claim
that it’s mine
and it’s me.
i have held it fast with fear and
determination,
and close as to make it mine forever
but here now
you ask for it back
and i give it.
the left-over shape of a life
and a faith
tarnished, scratched and battered
with the indentations of my clasping
grasping
fingers
and i say
sorry for messing what was beautiful
and
thank you for trusting me with what’s yours.
~
written by Cheryl Lawrie and posted on [hold
this space]. http://holdthisspace.org.au/
