Life is rough.
And then a fresh powder on the slopes makes all the difference.
In Vail, Colorado, I stayed in a wood cabin with lots of cool people. Outside spa surrounded by snow. Valley vistas. Great food. It was a mini-vacation and I feel great. Even after a hard days skiing. I didn’t blog but if you were in my shoes, or in my hot-tub, you probably wouldn’t feel like blogging either. Thanks to everyone who made it happen. Really!!
“Groomed By Angels”
a blessing for the family in Vail.
by Andrew Jones, March, 2008
May the blessings of God fall on you
like the powdered snow.
May the sweet sound of the songbird
carry your conversations into new vistas.
May the mountains that block your way
be thrown into the sea
and the valleys of injustice
be leveled by God’s outstretched arm.
May you turn on your toes
to follow the path carved out before you
and may He strengthen your knees
to carry the foreboding weight
of possibilities yet unattempted.
May the winding runs of your pilgrimage
be groomed by angels
and may your reckless descent
into the fulness of God’s future
be colored by the delightful laughter of children
and proved victorious by the One
who calls us gently forward
to something just beyond our reach
but never beyond what we can bear.
Amen.
Nice to know you’re enjoying my general ‘neck of the woods’. If you ever are passing through Boulder and need a place to stay, I got several couches. 🙂
Lovely prayer, Andrew. I might have to print that one out….
Wow . . . how did I miss that you were going to be in Colorado? I’m over on the western side of Colorado! Bummer . .would have been great to meet you!
suffering for Jesus can takes it toll. Just pace yourself while you are here in the US of A.
Thanks.
You touched us all deeply.
Memorably.
Delighted to be partnering.
Wonderful.
Geez Andrew…. really feelin sorry for ya….
A day of skiing? That rocks….
We love you
a lovely “poetic benediction” as William Wallace’s uncle refers to it in Braveheart 🙂
T
this phrase really resonates with me:
the foreboding weight
of possibilities yet unattempted.
my family is planning a big move soon to uncharted lands and i still don’t have a clue as to even the direction to face as i begin my journey…
there’s something comforting in knowing that thought the weight of decisions may be foreboding – they are also filled with possibilities…and hope.