A Blog by Adrienne Wallace

I was looking at my hands today and I thought deeply about life. I use them ( my hands) for everything. I gather them in stillness beneath my bowed head daily to pray. I have slept with them beneath my cheek at night and I have come awake with them numb. The waking thought for me as I try to shake the sensation back into them is that I must find something to hold on to. Is sensation a metaphor for life? Maybe, I've tried to shake life back into them. Find something? Well look first for what is worthy of holding on to and then reach ..use your hands; grasp it tenderly, directly, take it. Unless there is so much fun and learning in not using your hands. Just today,I found myself putting one of my beautiful hands across my mouth to mute my laughter. I immediately pulled it away. Laughter is part of my intention. I have used my hands to design my life. To write my thoughts. To commute myself in my vehicle to places...safely. I use them to gather and usher a person towards reassurance, ...

Heavenly Father, Divine Energy of the Universe: You know exactly who this group is. Some of us are calling on you more often than we get to brush our teeth in a given day and this is a good thing. Born of this tragedy with your children and our brethren in Haiti will be heroic acts and new heroes. There will also be: Challenges and victors. Terrible trauma and destruction covered by relief and rebuilding. Pain which will call forth your healers. There are people sleeping in the open air. Keep the breath of Jesus flowing through their bodies and hearts as it may be your will. Allow for the spontaneous worship as tragedy never diminishes faith. Empower those of us and especially all those who believe to show up as our best selves and help in any way we can. Empower also the young and old children who do not yet know your power to do all they can and the best WE can to contribute to the healing of Haiti. Allow this time to be a further revelation of your presence and blessings. There may...