Wednesday, December 15, 2010

A Prayer

Forgive us our sins against one another, O Lord:
our judgments, our annoyances, our impatience, our own unforgiveness;

Open our hearts tocompassion, O Lord, to understanding, to seeing one another as You see us.

Teach us to take up daily the cross You have borne for us---the cross of our misunderstandings, our loneliness, our despair.

Teach us to bear one another's burdens without fear, without defense, without striking back.

Create open space within us, O Lord, space where Your Holy Spirit can meet and touch the human spirit and where we can be healed.

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