Prayer for Playfulness

Prayer for Week of December 26, 2022 - Prayer for Playfulness

Gracious Playfulness invite us into relaxation and the creative life, where we imagine possibilities and problem solve, try on ways of being and try out new dances, get silly and lift one another up with generous joy. May we make the time to play games and to do things we don’t know how to do, to play at games we aren’t good at and to play with others without needing to win. If we use wheelchairs, may we race our wheelchairs and pop wheelies or whirl around, inviting others to notice how much fun this kind of mobility can be. If we use canes or crutches, may we create new dance moves, figure out new shadow figures to cast (we’re talking about you shadow pterodactyls), and swing through the world with abandon, noticing how much fun this kind of mobility can be. If we travel on one foot or two, may we play games with how we ambulate, strengthen our balance leaning over to one side on one foot, crouch down and bounce up, noticing how much fun this kind of mobility can be. May we whoop and laugh until we cry and our bellies hurt from that much joy flooding through us. Gracious Playfulness, thank you for the spaciousness and creativity and pleasure of play. May we be devoted to playfulness every day. Amen.