Unravel Me

Monday Missive #91

A Poem: Unravel Me

Lord, 
Unravel me!
Unravel
My selfishness,
My unkindness,
My carelessness,
Knit my life
Into yours.


Lord, 
Untangle me!
Untangle
My messes,
My stresses,
My excesses;
Straighten my way
Along your path.

Lord,
Unknot me!
Untie
My faults,
My fears,
My failures;
Secure them in
Your everlasting love.

Lord, 
Unravel me,
Untangle me,
Unknot me.
Weave my life
Into a tapestry
Of your image.

A Prayer: Your Presence

Father, 
This day allow me
To hear your voice
Above all the clutter.
Unravel me from 
Things that don’t matter;
Unknot me from
Distracting worries;
Untangle me from the
The trap of busyness.
Let me settle
Into the joy of
Your presence.

A Passage: For Reflection

When Jesus had finished praying, he shouted, "Lazarus, come out!" The man who had been dead came out. His hands and feet were wrapped with strips of burial cloth, and a cloth covered his face. Jesus then told the people, "Untie him and let him go."
-- John 11:43-44 CEV