And so we pause long enough to pray, O God.
Slowing down long enough;
Stopping long enough;
To pay attention
To the state of our own hearts and minds and souls.
And pay attention to our sisters and brothers;
And to the world entrusted now to our care and keeping.
To pay attention to the sadness and sorrow and despair which robs so many of the life you intend for us and for all. And, to pay attention to the gratitude and joy and love which makes life rich and deep and full.
And we pray for one another and for those beyond our reach may we pray, too, for ourselves as we seek to faithfully walk in the way of Jesus who claimed, even in the face of death and all death’s works and wiles that love wins. God’s love wins. May our lives reflect that promise and that truth.
Amen.
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