MorningPrayer

Dear God,      May we sit in the temple of heart-felt serenity, the quiet spirit that knows peace. May our soul reside in the palm of your hand as we absorb the template of creations fire.  Saturate us in your brilliance, the atomic grace of raging love and bring us glowing and grateful into eternal joy. In Jesus, we pray. AMEN

Dear God,       The seeds of possibility have been planted in the ground of our potential. Fresh and hopeful, we await the signs of new life.  Nurture us with the sunlight of your truth and the waters of your justice. Weed us with hands of compassion and bring a spirit of sacredness into our surroundings. May we come to life within the garden of your presence and grow in the sweetness of your vision. AMEN

Dear God,      In the peach blossoms of spring, expectancy blooms as fresh as morning dew and droplets of sun sparkling in the dawn. Free us from the constraints of ourselves, O God, and bring us, vibrant and gasping into a new life of breathlessness in the Spirit of holiness. In the miracle of your presence, we jump from the fountain of youth into eternity. In the sacred love of Jesus, we find infinity. AMEN

Dear God,     No matter how much we understand our mortality and know the limitations of our life, we still grieve and feel the pain of death whether it is expected or especially when it is sudden and unanticipated.  It surprises us and makes us weep in disbelief. Help us to celebrate that which we have had and remember in love that which we have received by grace. Be with us all in our loss and our weeping and hold us in the palm of your hand. AMEN

Dear God,      The festival of spring is upon us. We bask in the rainbow of earth's extravagance and drink in the aroma of creations' brilliance. In the breath between rain and sun we also can thrive in the possibility of new birth.  Our potential is unlimited. In the rebirth cycle that you provide, we can be transformed. In the possible pain of growth, you will sustain us and bring us to a new awareness of love in your grace. AMEN

Dear God,     Somewhere out there, a child is lost, a mother cries and a father is in despair. There is sadness in the human family that is torn from home and community by war, greed arrogance and misplaced idealism.  Where is the bread of compassion, the wine of hope and the feather bed of empathy?  With our fledgling vision of life and our wrinkled dollars, we pray that we might respond. With our tattered cloths of torn garments, we pray to wipe tears from forlorn faces and offer a touch that might heal hearts and minds. As Jesus gave, so might we give. AMEN

Dear God,  So, God,  This is the day that you have made? Rejoice and be glad in it? Why, sure. Why not? Might as well. Let's make the most of it. Let's do it right Or as best as we can. This day, This very day  Could well be the start of something new. A new beginning. Thank you, God. Thank you, Jesus  For this day And this opportunity. AMEN