Hush Little Baby
This is a prayer for the new year:
All helpless and new,
scrubbed fresh and clean,
the year slides into being
with a few cheers and some tears,
and not nearly enough prayer.
This is a prayer for the new year:
All helpless and new,
scrubbed fresh and clean,
the year slides into being
with a few cheers and some tears,
and not nearly enough prayer.
We resolve and dedicate.
We muse; we hesitate
But do we seek God
in this year that's untouched?
We seek dedication,
a decision for devotion
but truly seek God?
Seek to touch His face?
What would that even mean?
To get on our knees?
To pray without ceasing?
To mediate?
To, I hesitate to say it,
be silent?
As we prepare
and make ready our lives
for the new to begin,
maybe it's better to cease,
preparations to end.
We should stop and be silent
before the God that Begins
and Ends.
Hush.
Let us worship.
Jamie Lath
Jamie Lath is a middle child that has no baby picture without her older sister in it. Even with only two siblings, she grew up with family everywhere because all her aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins, and even second-cousins lived in her hometown. With forty people at her birthday parties (all relatives) and her sister in every picture, she knows a little about community, and it's everlastingness. This has brought most of her ministry focus into meeting people where they're at, listening closely (especially to those who feel voiceless and like no one is listening), and helping them find God's voice in the mix. Jamie graduated with a BA in Communication Studies from the University of North Texas. Following a year of teaching English in China, she returned to the states to attend Dallas Theological Seminary. She received a Th.M. with a focus on Media Arts. Her background in the arts (ballet, writing, and acting) has given her an understanding of how creative expressions can give people a safe place to begin exploring how to use their voice and how it can touch hearts to hear God’s voice. She also blogs at I just called to say "Olive Juice."
