Eternal God, grant us an ease to breathe deeply of this moment, this light, and this miracle of now. Beneath the din of fury of great movements and harsh news and urgent crises.
Make us attentive still to good news, to small occasions, and the grace of what is possible for us to be , to do, to give, to receive, that we may miss neither our neighbor's gifts nor our adversary's needs.
Holy God, grant us a sense of humor that adds perspective to compassion,
Gratitude that adds persistence to courage,
Quietness of spirit that adds irrepressibility to hope,
Openness of mind that adds surprise to joy.
That with gladness of heart we may link arm and arm with the One who saw signs of your kingdom in salt and yeast, pearls and seeds, travelers and tax collectors, foreigners and fishermen.
And who opens our eyes with these signs and our ears with the summons to follow to something more of justice and joy.
Amen.
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