Bless the work of our hands
December 24, 2014
Daily our community of Dominican Sisters shares Morning Prayer.
A favorite psalm that occurs periodically includes the refrain:
‘Bless the work of our hands.’ (Psalm 90)
I was thinking of this psalm recently as our mother’s group used
their hands to create beautiful Christmas wreaths for their front
doors. Clearly, having limited resources did not diminish their
enthusiastic creativity. Is there not an urge in each of us to
create something beautiful—the work of our hands!
Several days later, our children had a Christmas cookie workshop.
Again, it was moving to watch their delight in cutting out cookies
and adding mountains of icing and sugar sprinkles—the work of
their hands.
Truly, I believe we give birth when we give—when we create with
our hands. This Christmas, this New Year—bless the work of our
hands over and over!!!
Author: Sister Nancyann Turner
Capuchin Soup Kitchen Rosa Parks Children Program Manager
