O Great Provider,
Beneficent and Compassionate One,
we lift up our hearts in prayer,
seeking to center ourselves in your mercy,
that we may be a blessing to others this day.
You are the Ground of Our Being
and Source of Our Hearts:
we give thanks for your blessing and love.
Merciful God, strengthen the helpers today:
those who work for healing;
those who seek to ease suffering and pain;
those who comfort the lonely
and stand alongside the abandoned;
those who work for true peace
founded on justice and equality;
those who welcome the stranger and refugee;
those who live out their lives as love in action.
And then, O Wisdom,
make us helpers, too.
For this is true worship:
to serve You and serve each other.
Each breath we take is a gift from you,
O Creator and Redeemer.
As faithful people,
may we turn our intentions toward compassion.
May we reflect hope against despair,
light against darkness,
and enlightenment against division and prejudice,
O Light of the World.
Holy One,
we know that you are with us and alongside us
in joy as well as in sorrow or pain:
grant that the blessing of your peace and presence
may be made visible to all,
especially as we lift up these beloveds to You.
Amen.
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