I Praise You for this Resurrection Madness
Ted Loder
Lord of such amazing surprises
as put a catch in my breath
and wings on my heart,
I praise you for this joy,
too great for words,
but not for tears and songs and sharing;
for this mercy
that blots out my betrayals
and bids me begin again,
to limp on,
to hop-skip-and-jump on,
to mend what is broken
in and around me,
and to forgive the breakers;
for this YES
to life and laughter,
to love and lovers,
and to my unwinding self;
for this kingdom
unleashed in me and I in it forever,
and no dead ends to growing,
to choices,
to chances,
to calls to be just;
no dead ends to living,
to making peace,
to dreaming dreams,
to being glad of heart;
for this resurrection madness
which is wiser than I
and in which I see
how great you are,
how full of grace.
Alleluia!
Ted Loder, Guerrillas of Grace: Prayers for the Battle, Innisfree Press, Inc. 1984.
Dear friends,
Our hearts are full of thanksgiving for this Lenten journey, the prayers, the songs, the services we shared…
we bow in adoration to the risen Christ.
May each of you experience the transforming power of the Resurrected One…
on this Easter day and all the days of your journey home.
In gratitude and reverence,
Scott and Clare