Pray the torrent

April 11, 2011

I’m so impressed with the quality of daily quotes that come from Emergent Village. If you want to sign up for these daily emails, you can do so at emergentvillage.com.
Today’s beautiful quote from Elizabeth Cunningham goes right to the heart of one of the key themes of my newest book, Naked Spirituality.

Praying the heart
You can only pray what’s in your heart.
So if your heart is being ripped from your chest
pray the tearing
if your heart is full of bitterness
pray it to the last dreg
if your heart is a river gone wild
pray the torrent
or a lava flow scorching the mountain
pray the fire
pray the scream in your heart
the fanning bellows
pray the rage,
the murder and
the mourning
pray your heart into the great quiet hands that can hold it
like the small bird it is.

Elizabeth Cunningham