First Day Prayer

April 1, 2025

By Ellen M. Ross

Photo by Artem Kovalev on Unsplash

Come sit with me
You Who Will Not Be Hurried,
 Rushing Wind, Raging Waters,
Shimmering Beauty, Radiant Darkness.
Come sit beside me
On this wooden bench
You Who Comfort me
You Who Hold me
You Who Accompany me.
Settle here beside me.
Sink with me into Stillness.
Breathe with me into the
Fullness of Your Love.

April 2025

April 2025

Ellen M. Ross

Ellen M. Ross is the Howard M. and Charles F. Jenkins Professor of Quakerism and Peace Studies in the Religion Department at Swarthmore College. She is a member of Swarthmore (Pa.) Meeting.

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