"Into the Eye of God"

"Into the Eye of God"-Macrina Widerkehr

For your little prayer
your journey into God,
May you be given a small storm
a little hurricane
named after you,
Persistent enough
to get your attention
Violent enough
to awaken you to new depths
Strong enough
to shake you to the roots
Majestic enough
to remind you of your origin:
made of the earth
yet steeped in eternity
frail human dust
yet soaked with infinity…

With the raw evidence of Hurricane Ike being so recent, it’s hard to imagine asking for a hurricane into one’s life, even if it is a small one! But sometimes it takes a major disturbance to upset our patterns and comforts which have a greater appeal than unknown results and hard work. We won’t know the calming side of God if we are stationed in comfort; or the merciful side of God if we are without need; or the forgiving side of God if we are stagnant in idleness.

My prayer for the congregation?

Dear God, We long for your serenity! How can we fully know of your extensive peace without having lived through a time of doubts, unrest and insecurity? Let us turn our full attention to you, and seek your peace with the confidence of one who can battle the winds of a storm because of the assurance of the calm that awaits. Amen.


“Into the Eye of God” continued
…You begin your storm
under the Eye of God.
A watchful, caring eye
gazes in your direction
as you wrestle
with the life force within
In the midst of these holy winds
In the midst of this divine wrestling
your storm journey
like all hurricanes
leads you into the eye,
Into the Eye of God
where all is calm and quiet
A stillness beyond imagining!
Into the Eye of God
after the storm
Into the silent, beautiful darkness
Into the Eye of God
-Macrina Wiederkehr