Lord, teach us silence, full silence sometimes, but also the painful fasting of words,
an admission of not knowing, respect for listening, the humility of waiting.
Lord, teach us rest, withdrawal from our need to act, time left to time, serenity of gaze and heart.
Lord, teach us patience, the slow succession of ploughing and sowing, burying ourselves in the long term, trusting in others and in your grace, refusing to despair.
Lord, teach us faith, to risk life without looking back, to walk humbly in trust, to hope without proof.