Kyrie

I have a favorite Kyrie.  (Marty Haugen's "Now the Feast and Celebration")  The melody is delicious.  My four year old sings it at home.

"In peace, in peace, let us pray to the Lord . . ."

For me, peace is not quiet stillness, but a deep contentment -- which I guess can feel like a quiet stillness in the soul . . . a joyful, spinning, content, quiet stillness.  Maybe like an Irish Jig danced with a coy smile.

"For the reign of God and for peace throughout the world, for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord . . ."

Picture it:  God as our King.  And all of us holding hands, dancing that Irish Jig around him in a circle.  We can't stop dancing because our hearts won't stop bursting and our feet won't stop rejoicing.

"For your people here who have come to give you praise, for the strength to live your word, let us pray to the Lord . . ."

What a beautiful image to Live God's Word -- not only our hearts living God's word, but our hands and feet . . . our eyes and mouths . . . our to-do lists and crappy days and sore muscles and endless sea of toys that never seem to stay in the toy basket . . .

"Help, save and defend us, O God . . ."

Teach us to dance.

Amen.

Greeting

It's been nearly a year since I've visited this site with words.

Greetings.

Today my four-and-a-half year old danced on a white couch in green underwear, ate the frosting off a cupcake, begged for music classes, and set off for preschool.

My nearly-two-year-old calmly drove a tractor through a placemat field and into a race car garage on the kitchen table. He eagerly copied his brother in dance, in dress, and in words.

My tiny baby girl kicks and rolls around . . . waiting for her big debut in a few weeks -- not having any idea how many lives she will suddenly change.

My husband reads The Happy Bee and I'm Your Bus over and over again. It's hard to resist an almost-two-year-old saying, "happy bee, happy bee, happy bee".

I am pulling out my blog -- to see what's what and to maybe begin a renewed interest in writing on it again.

We'll see what happens in a couple weeks when my world is rocked by a new family addition. The blog may go into hiding again.

But for today: Sunday school and Bible study and thank you notes and an outside walk and maybe even time to work on my new one's room.

And so I say, "Peace be with you."

And may you answer, "And also with you."