Eternal Spirit,
Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver,
Source of all that is and that shall be,
Father and Mother of us all,
Loving God, in whom is heaven:
The hallowing of your name echo through the universe!
The way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the world!
Your heavenly will be done by all created beings!
Your commonwealth of peace and freedom
sustain our hope and come on earth.
With the bread we need for today, feed us.
In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us.
In times of temptation and testing, strengthen us.
From trials too great to endure, spare us.
From the grip of all that is evil, free us.
For you reign in the glory of the power that is love,
now and for ever. Amen.
We start with God.
We follow with us...our relationship and role in connection to God.
Finally, we land in the reality of every day.
We need food.
We need to process our pain so we don't pass it along.
We need to face our difficulties with others.
We need be honest about places where we feel overwhelm or the brokenness within us.
We take care of our body (food).
We take care of our hearts (forgiveness).
We take care of our souls (facing what is stirring within us)
We take care of our relationships with others realizing that leaves an impression and impact on us.
This is daily life.
We start by naming God.
We commit to living and acting in a way that is in concert with God.
And then we step out the door into a realm where trying to live the first two steps is not easy.
So in some ways this third stanza is both an invitation to look forward at the beginning of the day, but also an invitation to look back. This third stanza is both a rear view mirror and the windshield. It is way to bookend our day.
What care do I need today? And then, how did I care for my body?
Who do I need to forgive or seek forgiveness so that the pain of others is not passed along? And then, did I act in a way of grace toward others?
Do we face the trials with an openness to God's strength? Or did I try to rely only on my own?
How did I treat God embodied in others?
Letting this third stanza be both our first prayer of the morning and the last prayer of before we close our eyes is a beautiful invitation. I pray will offer more than a trace of God's grace in your life this week.
Grace and peace ~~
We follow with us...our relationship and role in connection to God.
Finally, we land in the reality of every day.
We need food.
We need to process our pain so we don't pass it along.
We need to face our difficulties with others.
We need be honest about places where we feel overwhelm or the brokenness within us.
We take care of our body (food).
We take care of our hearts (forgiveness).
We take care of our souls (facing what is stirring within us)
We take care of our relationships with others realizing that leaves an impression and impact on us.
This is daily life.
We start by naming God.
We commit to living and acting in a way that is in concert with God.
And then we step out the door into a realm where trying to live the first two steps is not easy.
So in some ways this third stanza is both an invitation to look forward at the beginning of the day, but also an invitation to look back. This third stanza is both a rear view mirror and the windshield. It is way to bookend our day.
What care do I need today? And then, how did I care for my body?
Who do I need to forgive or seek forgiveness so that the pain of others is not passed along? And then, did I act in a way of grace toward others?
Do we face the trials with an openness to God's strength? Or did I try to rely only on my own?
How did I treat God embodied in others?
Letting this third stanza be both our first prayer of the morning and the last prayer of before we close our eyes is a beautiful invitation. I pray will offer more than a trace of God's grace in your life this week.
Grace and peace ~~
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