Holy One, Blessed Are You
by all peoples and across all ages:
we lift our song
with the praise of the hills clothed in joy,
the meadows covered in flocks,
and the valleys golden with grain.
God of Kindness and Redemption,
You see into the corners of our hearts:
have mercy upon us,
for we know too well our sins,
and are dependent upon your abundant grace and mercy.
Yet we pray to You in humility,
not seeking to justify ourselves
but to open our hearts and minds
to be molded and fashioned as your children.
Preserve us from pride and self-righteousness,
and lead us to walk in the ways of compassion and empathy,
as Jesus modeled for us,
all the days of our lives.
Help us to celebrate your unbounded love and restoration;
may we share our abundance and our labor
as disciples bearing your light and love
into a world that knows only scarcity.
Fill us with the joy of your bounty, O God,
and pour out your Spirit
that we may, by our joy, testify to your glory.
Watch over those whose needs we now remember,
especially those we now name.
Amen.
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