Morning Prayer January 25, 2014

Lover of Life, there are so many blessings - the blessings of wrestling what matters, of offering of our gifts for goodness' sake, of turning week after week and day after day and year after year to working for justice and living with compassion. May we care well for how we share in these blessings, caring for the blessing of each other, especially when we feel others may be more a burden than a blessing. Blessings of service and community abound; may we care well for how we share in those blessings. Lover of Life, there are so many blessings -- the blessing of air to breathe, of earth that can sustain us, the nourishment of food, and the wonderful beauty of gardens and woods and other sacred places. May we care well for how we share in these blessings, caring for the blessings of sky and earth, of wonder and of simple nourishment, of place especially when we find an absence of wonder, hunger, and destruction more present than blessings. Blessings of earth and sky abound; may we care well for how we share in those blessings. Lover of Life, there are so many blessings. May we care well for how we share in these blessings, and add to them, throughout our lives, being a source of bearing love and hope wherever we are and wherever we go. Amen.