Prayer of my hand 手的祈禱

十月份舉辦本年第二季「繪畫與默觀工作坊」。在每週一的相聚，在共修之中，沉澱成一種情，在我腦海中化作一串語言，正演繹了我們工作坊中想要傳述的一種繪畫姿態。文字與我近期一幅作品配得很好，具體呈現了生命在上主面前守候觀看的一種境況。在此與你共享我們的成果。禱文先由中文寫成，後轉化成為英語 ※ It was in October we run the second season of Drawing Workshop. In the midst of our weekly meditation, there aroused a sequence of words in my mind, which gives a just account of the kind of stand we proposed in the workshop. The words work well with one of my recent drawing. The illustration and text described a way of living in front of the Lord. Here we are sharing it with you. It comes to me in Chinese first. I put it into English afterwards ※

上主，我緩緩的張開手，
把手中緊握不放的，
交給你。

看，我掌心的印痕，
交纏無名的軌跡，
稱呼我生命那些記憶？

看，上主，我的手，
我呈上，
給你。

Slowly I open my hand
Lord, I release to you
The past I held for a long time

Look, marks laid inside
No label, no form, no order
Calling to me of what memories?

Look at my hand,
Lord, I present
To you

Illustration and text by YP Chan
文‧圖：陳婉萍

2008 藝術計劃「信仰風光」Art Program "Faith Landscape" 2008

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