Take Me Where I am Not Prepared to Go
Grace Crall
Adaptation of “Excerpts from Elizabeth O’Connor’s Letters to Scattered Pilgrims (1979)”
Oh, God, weaken my knees.
Make me a person bowed
before you. Teach me goodness
and the power of proportionate giving,
so I struggle and wrestle
that my borders be pushed out
and my trust even deeper.
When I consider abandon –
surrender, all that is
an open palm –
Spirit, may it not bring fear
or regression into old definitions
old habits, leathery grips
or narrow spheres of identity. Give
me grace to give
into veritable miracles.
May I not expect you to applaud
my small efforts,
but come and take me
where I am not prepared to go.
Grace Crall
Grace serves the Generous Giving team by equipping volunteers and by managing the processes and execution of regional and national transformational experiences. She works with other operations team members to assist in various administrative and organizational tasks. Grace is a graduate of Asbury University, where she studied English and Art & Design with an emphasis in Art History.