Mending the Tattered Web of my Heart the World

by Jane Mara 2006

from the 2008 We’Moon Datebook

I am mending

the tattered web of my heart, the world,

with plush emerald yarn

of compassion and generosity.

I darn holes torn by blame and judgement

with soft and sturdy strands

of kindness and understanding.

May I repair jagged rips

torn by despair and grief

with braided grasses of gratitude

and deep purple reeds of acceptance

of things as they are.

And where anger and fear

burned gaping holes,

may I reweave

with golden threads of forgiveness,

gleaming copper cords of courage,

and strong silver strands of trust

in the mysterious and holy unfolding

of what is greater than I can know.

To strengthen

this web of my heart, the world,

I send out these healing threads,

to anyone who needs them,

anyone at all

in this whole world.