Blessed Bodies

Blessed are You,
Lord our God,
King of the Universe,
for human love,
made in the image of divine love,
inviting us to receive ourselves
as we are received into the arms of another.

Blessed are You
for warm hugs,
eyes that see a hurting heart,
not looking away,
but wrapping with compassion
the raw insides,
too much to hold alone.

Blessed are You,
Lord our God,
King of the Universe,
for interlaced fingers,
a shoulder soaking up tears,
and the surprise of surplus:
freely you have received, freely give.