Balanced on the edge – a Haiku Reflection or a modern day Psalm!
Precariously
Balanced on the very edge
Looks impossible
How deep are the roots?
What precision holds it there?
How does it not fall?
How often in life
Do we feel that we are on
The edge of a cliff?
That as we reach out
We seem to be grasping air
Below us – nothing
But for those who trust
The God who created us
Will not let us fall
For how deep the roots
How strong the sense of balance
How firm the holding
“Fear not my children,
I am here and I hold you
In My outstretched hand
Put your hope in Me
Trust and do not be afraid
For I am with you”
Loving and Holy God,
When we feel precarious, on the edge or just about hanging on in there, may our weaknesses become Your strength, our problems become Your opportunities and our defeats, Your victories, So that Jesus may shine through us and Your name be glorified. Amen
A Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry – I was taught that the first and third lines have five syllables and the middle line has seven. I find this is a really good way of concentrating what I want to say or express about God and his creation. By having to choose the right words to fit the style to what I am feeling it really concentrates the mind. Go on – have a go!
Prayers for July by Denise Creed
Photo: Tree in the grounds of Penrice Castle, South Wales
