A Prayer for the one who has given everything

When you find that your hands are empty, 
may you rest in the completion of your work

When you find that your hands are empty, 
may you resist the lie of inadequacy  

When you find that your hands are empty, 
may it remind you of your need to be filled

When you find that your hands are empty, 
may it reassure you of his deep desire to fill you to overflowing

When you find that your hands are empty, 
may you realize that those hands were as much the gift as what was given

When you find that your hands are empty, 
may you receive with joy his hands in your own


And when you find yourself hand-in-hand with the one has everything to give, 
may you reach out in his strength to make something new. 

Dear Self

A Prayer for a Community