Sunday, August 11, 2013

I filled a jar for you, for me, and for the dreamers.

It is a jar filled. Filled with not so finely folded papers. Tiny, little papers. Not large sheets one would write a letter on. Just scraps. Pieces that had no meaning until the ink of the pen landed upon them. With the meeting of ink to paper, prayers form. Prayers of hope, hope for the future. The prayers of pain, the pain of yesterday, of heartbreak; the fear of tomorrow. Prayers of loss, confusion, uncertainty. Those tiny, once unused pieces of paper now hold the prayers of the young and old; the hopeful and the heartbroken.

They are prayers collected. Written, spoken, read in the body language of the sweet souls that have sat across the table from me. From the people I have encountered; the friendships that have been molded.
Collected.
Then nestled in the chair, I pull out each prayer. One by one. And pray for you.

Remember that time we talked, with the coffee stained table between us, cups of tea warming our winter worn hands. You told me about your fears and dreams. 
I wrote them down. Each one. Because prayers are not a one person deal. Those little things you told me with a smile spread across your face, those bigs things you whispered to me with a voice shaken by confusion. I wrote them down.

I filled a jar for you. For me. For the loss souls, the broken hearted. And for the young dreamers.

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    1. thank you for encouraging the writer in me. much love.

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  2. Beautifully written! A wonderful idea to write your prayers down so that later you can reread them and see how they were answered.

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    1. Thank you, Cathy! Yes, it is incredible to revisit them, to see what has come of those whispered prayers.

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  3. Fabulous, Mallory! Brought hot tears of emotion. Clearly, you have a future as a writer in one capacity or another. Visiting as a friend of your Mom's. She is so proud of you, as she should be.

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    1. Ah, thank you! I most appreciate your sweet, kind words. Please, come visit again!

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  4. My dearest daughter - I have nominated you for the Sunshine Award. Don't feel obligated to play. I just wanted tell you that I love you so much and that you are an amazing writer, don't ever forget that. Details are on my Paisley blog.

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    1. Thank YOU, thank you. Something to ponder, or I may answer the questions just for kicks.

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  5. What a wonderful post! I just wanted to say hello I am a blogging friend of your mother.

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    1. Thank YOU so very much. Hope you stop by to visit my writing again!

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  6. Such a beautiful and powerful piece of writing.

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