When I’m in Colorado, I’m invited to participate in a prayer group with inmates at the Clear Creek County Jail in Georgetown. Last night was my last opportunity on this trip to pray with these men and it was a time of grace, a gift of unexpected peace…
Didn’t see it coming, Lord
– you took me by surprise:
no clue, no cue, no tip-off,
not so much as a knowing wink!
An hour of peace:
a simple peace,
a calming peace,
a restful peace,
a deep peace,
still burdened with uncertainty;
a peace that strengthens faith
in one who’s filled with doubts,
a heart in need of answers…
And yet a simple peace:
a calming peace,
a restful peace,
a healing peace,
a deep peace,
a peace that only you might give…
Because I don’t know,
because I can’t know, Lord,
how long this peace will last,
embed this moment’s gift
in my mind and in my memory,
in my heart and in my soul,
as a blessing I can turn to
when my spirit needs a lift,
when my heart’s in need of hope
and my soul’s in need of peace:
the peace that only you can give…
A simple peace, Lord:
a calming peace,
a restful peace,
a healing peace,
a deep peace,
a peace that only you might give…
Amen.