These are difficult days. We live in a world where danger, vulnerability and uncertainty feel close. And here, the icon of the Murom-Ryazan Mother of God appears on your screen in the midst of the disappointment. I want to share my prayer with you, as she looks out at us in our felt need.
In Celtic-Christian spirituality, a caim is an imaginary circle which anyone in danger, distress, fear or discouragement can symbolically place around themselves. We can even carry the sense of the caim-circle with us as we walk and travel.
The holy Lady protecting,
The vigilant Mother watching,
The awake Mary safeguarding,
defending us, shielding us.
The bright maphorion of Mary covering,
The hands of Mary securing,
The mind of the Mother standing guard over,
saving us, preserving us.
The blessing hand of Christ, bestowing,
The scroll-held hand of Christ, evolving,
The radiant robe of Christ, igniting,
aiding us, looking after us.
Amen!
The holy Lady protecting,
The vigilant Mother watching,
The awake Mary safeguarding,
defending us, shielding us.
The bright maphorion of Mary covering,
The hands of Mary securing,
The mind of the Mother standing guard over,
saving us, preserving us.
The blessing hand of Christ, bestowing,
The scroll-held hand of Christ, evolving,
The radiant robe of Christ, igniting,
aiding us, looking after us.
Amen!
