A time to pray
We seek a place
You prepare for us
A beautiful space
Casting Your light
In a silence embrace
Creating for us
A blessed space
Sending Your Spirit
With soul, interlace
Sacred the dwelling
A holy space
Let there remain
By Your blessed grace
In our soul to keep
A dwelling space
Where is the silence
For Spirit to speak?
A focus this day
These spaces to seek
In Church or in sunrise
Within light of grace
When in His Presence
It’s a sacred space
In page of the Scripture
Of space between Word
To savor in soul
Let wisdom be heard
Blessed be the soul
Of practice to start
Of the space of silence
Within their own heart
How blessed be the soul
Who makes a place to pray
A nesting of dwelling
Where the soul longs to stay
A room or a corner
That is set aside
In Church or in nature
Where Spirit resides
A garden of beauty
Of touching divine
Ground of the sacred
Where Holy light shines
One of deep comfort
Of welcomed embrace
The soaking of prayer
A space full of grace
A space that is empty
Dwells in the air
Slowing the filling
Of Your grace to appear
A psalm of beauty
Sweet the birdsong
Joy for the heart
To carry along
Drawing of dep
Lungs of the filling
Gift of our life
Through Spirit fulfilling
And blessed is the soul
In gift that bestowed
To be of the Presence
Of our God here to know
Words go back and forth
Under an attack
Temptation is to
Directly fire back
Take a breath or two
Time to step away
Breaking of the cycle
Pausing now to pray
What are we called to?
Peace and love, mercy
Asking for a gift
Humble let us be
Be not in control
Giving God some space
Trusting in His way
To let Him spread His grace
Praying in Your Presence
Of Your precious grace
A roof and four walls
A container of space
A building of man
Mind acknowledges
Beyond of the holding
But somehow it is
So, breathe in You deeply
Relish the gift
Of intimate being
Beyond walls to lift
And so, let us be
On daily walk begin
With soul of the divine
Of One beyond our skin
Though a passageway
A different kind of space
Breath of Spirit drawing
Stillness of embrace
Awakening of soul
Of Presence, so complete
Time now of beyond
In glorious retreat
Easy of the dwelling
Surrounding be of peace
Fullness of acceptance
Ego here release
Intimate of prayer
Love is overflowing
Truly of the being
Taste of heaven knowing
Soft is the silence
Of tender embrace
Comforting soul
With fragrance of grace
Safe of the dwelling
Of nourishment, be
Presence surrounding
Space of Holy
Time of the drifting
In soul of the grafting
Easy the way
In Spirit of drafting
Stone of foundation
Faith of root deep
In way of the journey
Let this moment keep
A place beyond
This world to know
Of Spirits way
To go with the flow
Space of Spirit
As is the air
Available
Is always here
Born on the day
For all the lost
Of passions breath
Last one from the cross
Breath of desire
Of offering
Awaiting acceptance
Binding to bring
Intentional clearing
Of inner space
Through breath of the soul
One Spirit embrace
DarylMadden 