Hi, having spent many years crafting prayers, songs and films for Prayerscapes, it feels like the right time to open up and get closer to those of you who have always responded to our creative offerings. So, in these short films, we will share with you some of our journey, prayer ideas, inspiration and wisdom we have found as we have sought to reveal the love and light of Christ. If you have not yet subscribed to our Youtube channel do take a moment to do so, as there are many more inspirational videos in the pipeline that we would love you to see and experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we wrote and recorded \u2018May The Road Rise Up to Meet You\u2019,\nwe could not have imagined the ways in which it would have been received, used\nand cherished by others. We\u2019ve been overwhelmed by the emails and messages\nwe\u2019ve had about how this song has touched people, whether it be at baby\ndedications, or marriages, or as a blessing at funeral of a loved one. All this\nmade me think – why has this simple Celtic Blessing been so powerful in\neffecting so many people? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think one of the reasons is that proclaiming this blessing\nover another is a very powerful and releasing thing! We bless others with the\nauthority that Christ gave us as children. Blessings change, they renew, and\nthey create security and sanctuary. In a world filled with comparison,\njudgement, jealousy, competition, criticism and envy, it is a wonderfully unexpected\nthing! This simple prayer is such an inspiring blessing which rolls out like a\nbeautiful and holy land, ahead of loved ones, soft grace soil on which to tread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My husband wrote this little blessing song for me when my\nsecond son was a baby. For those of you who have lived through a similar\nseason, you\u2019ll know it\u2019s messy! At the time I was often walking out very early\nin the morning with a crying baby, so as not to wake the rest of the household!\nIt was just one of those seasons where I felt vulnerable, I felt ashamed to be\npacing the streets in the dark mornings, not to have the answers, not to be the\nperfect family. I often felt myself welling up with tears as I pushed my baby\nboy around. I just trudged on as we all do sometimes. I remember I did cry as\nhe sang me the song and its words did hold and keep me through that time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, if you are in this hard place, through illness, anxiety,\ngrief, trial or loss, I sing this to you\u2026. allow this little song to lay a soft\nblessing under your feet. And then go ahead of someone else and lay this\nblessing for them. It will become for them a lullaby, soothing and gracious. It\nmight be that the Holy Spirit leads you to physically be this blessing to soften\nsomeone\u2019s walk with service, understanding or generosity. And why not say the\nblessing in unexpected ways? Say it behind another, soaking your thoughts and\nfeelings for them in love. Receive this blessing, give this blessing, be this\nblessing, live this blessing! <\/p>\n\n\n\n