Prayer, day 2179

Most Merciful God,
You have called us to be your daughters and your sons,
illumined by the light of Heaven:
hear our prayer.

Help us to pray through our brother Christ,
to be reconciled to You and to each other,
for that is the greatest prayer of all.

Let all we do today be a prayer and a praise to You,
for You are our true home,
our Lover and our Creator.

Holy One, unite our hearts in hope,
and through your grace bring them before your altars,
offered to you as our humble gift.

Burnish our souls with your grace and compassion,
and mend them where they have been battered,
O Great Physician.

Gather us up within a cloud of your blessing,
and grant your peace especially
to those whom we now name.

Amen.

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