Agape-ing, Loving,
lavish God, You stretch our lives in ways that will never return to the
original shape. We confess that others
too often push and pull the threads of our lives. We confess that we get flusters and flummoxed
by the Sermon on the Mount, throw up our hands, and turn back to the “gospels
of the world” because it is easier and safer. We confess that no amount of information can
lead to our transformation. We confess
that “We do not think ourselves into new ways of living, we live ourselves into
new ways of thinking.” (Richard Rohr).
And we cannot do this alone. Help
us, God. Help us find ways of loving
that evolve and expand each day. Infuse
and inspire us, call us to love in ways that the world may never accept or
adopt. Let the Jesus ethic, words of
wisdom continue to nudge and needle at us in holy ways. For the insights, for the frustrations, for
the times we want to give up, guide us with grace and remember us that You are
with us. All this we pray in the name of
the One who shows and shares agape-like affection with us every day, Jesus the
Christ. Amen.
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