Lenten Psalm

Gospel: Jn 8:31-42

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032024.cfm

I want to remain at the source of all that good,
The source of life, of truth, of all creation,
The word that spoke existence.

For I am with you and you are with me.
In being with you, I am creation’s intention:
I am free, seen, and loved.

Yet, I find safety and security
In chains of shame.
These chains I’ve shackled
To keep me alone.

You do not let me stay here,
You grasp and call out to me,
But I fear your judgment and compassion
I shy away from the reflection you provide.

I am not deserving of such things.
You grasp and call out
As I stay hidden 
Until there is nothing left of me to seek.

Once I finally speak,
My only words are contrived
Echos of my fear, 
Expressions of my desire,
Images of how I wish to be seen.

You are left as an orphan,
Asking where it went,
Grabbing for a remnant of what it was.
This is where I find you
At a place of honesty and truth.

May I return to the source transformed anew!
It is the place where I am known and I know; 
The place where you are known and you know.
Let my actions express my depths
As your actions express yours.
Amen.