A Spiritual Journey Thursday offering for April.
Karen Eastlund beckons fellow SJT writers with the phrase “I bind unto myself today…”
It’s the beginning of many prayers compiled by the Northumbria Community in Celtic Daily Prayers. The phrase is also attributed to the Hymn of St. Patrick (see Cantica Sacra). Thank you, Karen, for the inspiration and blessing.
What prayer might I make, what claim might I stake, on these five words? What do I need to bind unto myself today, any day, every day? What do I hold most dear? What holds me?
It comes to me via pieces of Scripture—John 1:1-4, 6:63; Hebrews 12:2.
A pantoum:
I bind unto myself today
love of words
the Word, in the beginning
the Creator of all things
Love of words
I bind unto myself today
the Creator of all things
speaking life
I bind unto myself today
the Word made flesh, who dwelt among us
speaking life
the Author and Finisher of my faith
The Word made flesh, who dwelt among us
the Word, in the beginning
the Author and Finisher of my faith
I bind unto myself today
