O Lord our Strength,
gather us within the boundaries of your mercy
as we lift our hearts to You in praise and wonder.
You are our stronghold
when tempests rage
and the earth shifts beneath us.
You are our crag
that lifts us above the fog of fear and denial:
from the vantage of your love, O God,
we see the way of abundance and hope
spread before us like a broad and verdant plain.
You are our haven,
and we gather in safety around your altar
with a song of joyous thanksgiving
inscribed on the lintels of our hearts.
May we cast aside all that separates us
and join together in worshiping you with our whole being
upon this holy Earth your hands are forming,
May we be like sapling trees,
rooted and nourished in your truth,
stretching heavenward to be warmed by your wisdom
blazing bright like the midday sun.
Cast your mantle over us,
O Savior and Redeemer,
that we may extend your compassion and healing
to all whom we encounter.
Bend near, O Spirit of Tenderness and Mercy,
drawing all those for whom we pray
into the circle of your comfort.
Amen.
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