Praying with Big Magic: Enchantment

God of Spirit and Delight

God of Glimpses and Goosebumps

God of insights and sparks so dramatic even our hair stands on end.

You call us with the rushing energy of the prairie wind

and the tender sweetness of the honey bee’s flight

to the creative work seeded within.

But we are busy, buzzing with lists-to-do

and hours to work and ladders to climb

meetings to zoom and calls to make,

sometimes while our car is in drive

or the baby is crying or the kettle is calling us to tea

but we just don’t have time.

Our tasking is multi, our schedules are full, our coffee gets cold

and moments to listen are hard to carve out.

And yet, You paint fields with greens and golds,

woven through with precious streams and purple flowers

just begging us to stop, look and take it all in.

You are both the exquisite lighting bug and powerful bolt,

the burning bush and the midnight star,

drawing our eyes to the signs within and about,

waving us down with the Peacock’s bold feathers,

brilliant pink sunsets and the smiles of friends

demanding we stop, look and open our eyes to the fullness of life.

But we are checking our phones and filling our carts

all while binge watching Netflix and ordering lunch.

Half-watching, Half-present and

perhaps to afraid to be more than Half-hearted.

And Yet,

You whipper new hopes

how about

You seed new hopes

Enchant us, Loving God of Goosebumps and passion.

Enchant us beyond our hesitations and distractions.

Until at long last we emerge with the gift of something new,

Deeply loved, empowered to co-create

and inspired to offer this treasure that we make.

May it be so.

Amen.