Blessing the Space Between Us

I was at the library and reading various books in the religion/bible section and something just pulled my heart over to the prayer section where I found a book called "To Bless the Space Between Us." At first I thought, whatever, it's got a nice celtic design on the front, but whatever! Then something (God) told me to pick it up and thumb through it; so I did.
I found a prayer, "For Lost Friends" and immediately I thought about that person who may or may not getting a restraining order against me. And as I read it, I felt more inclined to share that prayer here.
As Twilight makes a rainbow robe
From the concealed colors of day
In order for time to stay alive
Within the dark weight of night,
May we lose no one we love
From the shelter of our hearts.

When we love another heart
And allow it to love us,
We journey deep below time
Into that eternal weave
Where nothing unravels.

May we have the grace to see
despite the hurt of rupture,
The searing of anger,
And the empty disappointment,
That whoever we have loved,
Such love can never quench.

Though a door may have closed,
Closed between us,
May we be able to view
Our lost friends with eyes
Wise with calming grace;
Forgive them the damage
We were left to inherit;
Free ourselves from the chains
Of forlorn resentment;
Bring warmth again to
Where the heart has frozen
In order that beyond the walls
Of our cherished hurt
And chosen distance
We may be able to
Celebrate the gifts they brought,
Learn and grow from the pain,
And prosper into difference,
Wishing them peace
Where spirit can summon
Beauty from wounded space.

Now that prayer of blessing is especially hard for one like me to write, because this is the second person to hate me enough to want to damage me with a restraining/protective order. But it is a sincere prayer. I do wish this person peace, and I know for a fact (because God promises me in Isaiah 61:2 that I "receive Beauty for Ashes."

Right now my ashes are my sorrow, disappointment and discouragement, but the beauty that I will receive is righteousness and favor amoung men and angels. It may not come in this life, I may have to live with sorrow for many, many, many years, but I will receive a reward for fighting this fight. All I can do is fight the good fight, allow the Holy Spirit to come and heal my heart, from the brokeness that it is feeling.
But God is a God of mercy, tender mercies...and he shall supply all our needs as long as we allow him. I encourage you today to go and lay down things at God's feet and allow Him to take away the pain, disappointment and discouragement, let him give you, "Beauty for Ashes, strength for Fear, gladness for morning, peace for dispair" with out them, and with out God, we can't go on.