As we continue our series of prayers written by Orthodox women past and present, we hope you enjoy this beautiful prayer and song written by Carla Thomas. Carla tells us: "I wrote this song for our individual and corporate suffering. May it bring you peace in Christ."
You can listen to the song performed by Isaac Johnson's group here.
Vessels of Grace
Foxes have holes
Birds have a nest
But nowhere for the Lord, His Head to rest
Except in our hearts
Except in our souls.
May the Lord speak peace to our billows that roll.
The stars have the moon
The sun has the sky.
But the Lord has only a garden where to cry.
Hope of my hope
Love of my love.
May the Lord make us vessels of grace from above.
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Carla Thomas, copyright 2022
(Image comes from Master of Claude de France’s Book of Flower Studies (ca. 1510–1515). Public domain.)