Prayers

 

God, thank you for this body that carries me around.  Thank you for the places I’ve been, the people I’ve connected with, the ways You show up in sights, sounds, smells, and the ordinariness of life.  Thank you, even, for people who are like south stars and tell me how I don’t want to be.  Thank you to the people who push buttons because they teach me to be careful with my words.  Thank you to people who are bullies and convict me to keep my core value of letting loose Your love even when others don’t notice.  Thank you for the truth that just as my body keeps making new skin cells and blood flowing and thoughts growing, You are not finished with me or anyone I meet or this world.  Help me participate and part-take in sharing in what You are up to in the world, especially here and now.  In the name of the One who knits us together with grace and love, Jesus the Christ.  Amen.