we offer our hearts to You
in search of guidance in our waking, and
in praise of your vigilance during our rest.
May this day, O God,
be offered unto You and made holy
by all that we do as your children.
Where there is hatred,
may we carry the light of love into the darkest corners.
Where there is contempt,
let us embody compassion and loving-kindness.
Where there is neglect,
let us attend joyfully, to restore and reconcile.
Where there is suffering,
may we be strengthened by You to address it
and not count the cost to ourselves.
Where there is need,
let us answer it.
Where there is faith,
let us encourage it.
Where there is hope,
let us feed it.
Where there is love,
let us rejoice in it.
Beloved One,
Creator, Redeemer, Life-giver:
look tenderly over your children,
and fill us with the flame of wisdom
and the will to persevere in compassion.
Grant the grace of your comfort
to all those for whom we pray.
Amen.
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