You prepare a table for me;
My cup is full to the brim.
Surely goodness and mercy
Will be my constant companions.
The tide recedes,
The tide rises.
The wooden boards of the dock are revealed
And then covered again.
A lark rises from the grass,
A gull calls from a post.
The tide recedes,
The tide rises.
Be still and know God.
Prayers
For those who live and work on or by the river;
For those who have seen much change:
Those who welcomed that,
Those who resented it.
Lord have Mercy.
Praise and thanksgiving to God
Creator, Companion, Spirit.
JAL 30.04.2019
Sharpness picnic site on the Severn Way.