Morning prayer · 27 August

The skies like a curtain

A pair of hands gently holding up one corner of a vast curtain of sky dotted with stars, while the rest stretches out unseen beyond them, showing wonder at what's shown and peace with what's hidden.

Lord, you spread out the skies like a curtain. Please give us faithful wills and loving hearts, so we can always see you in everything you’ve made. Lord, we humbly thank you for what you give and for what you hold back, for what you let us know and for what you keep from us. Amen.

He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,

Psalm 104:2 (BSB)

Adapted from Christina Rossetti, via Prayers Ancient and Modern (1897), in plain words. The verse is from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Drawing: Mutter.