Tuesday, October 15, 2024

You are the God who sees us and knows what we need. You provide friends to accompany us back to you and a loving community. Because of our relationship with you, we can empty our bitterness, hurt, and disappointments, so that you can fill us with hope and your gentle presence.

We journey with you along your Ancient Path from Jericho into the countryside. We, who were once blind, cried out to you from the ditches. You compassionately healed us. Now, we follow you and invite others to join us.

We come into your presence singing your praises. You are here waiting for us to come and share how we are doing and what is going on in our lives. Thank you for delivering us from fears and anxieties. We are your blessed children.

We enter your sacred prayer space. We sometimes forget you always have your eyes on us, watching with love and hoping we will make wise decisions. You remind us to come to you in this space before presenting ourselves to those who live by law, commands, and punishment.

We wait in your sacred prayer space for your guidance and direction. We worship you while we wait, knowing your desire to love us and provide for our needs.

We say prayers to you with every breath and heartbeat. We fall in love with you again each time we see you in our reflection, in creation, and in our prayers and meditations. Bring us back to you again and again. Place your songs in our hearts and on our lips.