Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise. (A portion of St Patrick's prayer)
My sacred space had shifted to beautiful Galong Monastery for a few days retreat but was by no means absent of the beauty and creative activity of God that is seen from the sacred space at home, in fact in the quiet and silence of the country side God was ever so present even in the tiniest of the wildflowers in the grass.
Of a morning I ventured outside where the darkness of dawn was ablaze with the glorious fire of a red sunrise and God's presence was every where across the countryside, and as a gentle breeze passed my ear it was like a soft whisper saying, ' bless you today as you savour these simple, generous blessings.'
It doesn't matter where we are God is there also because 'to God belongs the east and west and wherever you turn, there is the face of God.' ( The Qur'an Surah2 quote)
As you bless us with light at the suns rising, shine on us now with love. Anne, servant of the Lord.
Dawn ablaze with a glorious sunrise.