On Eucharist: roar and sing (a poem)

By Dan Wilt

roar and sing
by dan wilt
(reflections on eucharist)

hear these sounds of wheat and silver,
baked and filled for choir song
pulsing with a story single
roaring bread and singing cup

too pristine this sanctuary?
not for me, whose wounded life
finds within its hallowed glasswork
breathing hope and dying strife

for within these sounds of wonder
deep resides a melody
food that brings me back to hunger
wine that foams love’s revery

hear these sounds of wheat and silver,
baked and filled for choir song
pulsing with a story single
roaring bread and singing cup

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Sheltering Mercy: Prayers Inspired by the Psalms

Sheltering Mercy, along with its companion volume, Endless Grace, helps us rediscover the rich treasures of the Psalms—through free-verse prayer renderings of their poems and hymns—as a guide to personal devotion and meditation.

The church has always used the Psalms as part of its prayer life, and they have inspired countless other prayers. This book contains 75 prayers drawn from Psalms 1-75, providing lyrical sketches of what authors Ryan Smith and Dan Wilt have seen, heard, and felt while sojourning in the Psalms. Each prayer is a response to the Psalms written in harmony with Scripture. These prayers help us quiet our hearts before God and welcome us into a safe place amid the storms of life.

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