Monday Morning Offering: 4/13

Image: George Mendoza

Good morning, good God!

Still got good old doubtin' Thomas on my mind 
from yesterday's Mass,  Lord...

You know better than I, Lord,
that there times when I doubt, too,

but also times when,  
without a doubt, 

I believe…

No matter how cold or snowy the winter may be,

no matter how long it seems to drag on,

I do, without a doubt, believe

that spring will come

to warm the chill deep in my bones…

No matter how long, how dark the night,

no matter how frightening my dreams,

I do, without a doubt, believe

a new day will dawn

with hope for a new beginning…

No matter how difficult things may be,

no matter how lonely or alone I feel,

I do, without a doubt, believe

my friends will see me through

until better times are mine...

No matter how hurt,

no matter how broken my heart,

I do, without a doubt, believe

that as others’ hearts are mended

so, too, will my heart have its turn…

No matter how conflicted,

how confused I might be,

I do, without a doubt, believe

there’s a wisdom, a light, a path to truth:

a path I seek and want to walk…

If, Lord, without a doubt, I trust

the seasons, the sun and the moon,

my friends, my heart’s resiliency

and my search for what is true --

then why do I sometimes doubt:

that you are there, before me;

that you are here, beside me;

that you are here for me

and I can safely put my life into your hands?

This morning, Lord, I offer my need

to believe in you, without a doubt,

to trust in you, without a doubt

and to have faith in you, without a doubt...

Help me believe that you're the Lord

of all the seasons of my heart,

that on every day, in any month,

without a doubt,

you offer me a springtime of hope…

Help me trust that you are Lord

of all my days and nights,

that in every hour, in every moment,

without a doubt,

you offer me, again, a fresh beginning,
a new start,
another opportunity...

Give me faith that you are Lord

over all my fears and struggles,

that through every problem I face
you are without a doubt,

my brother, friend and savior…

Help me believe that you are Lord

of my heart and all its needs,

that all my hurt and brokenness will,

without a doubt, heal 
at your hand’s gentle touch…

Help me trust that you are Lord

of all my imagination and desires,

that in your wisdom rests,

without a doubt,

the truth I seek, the truth to set me free…

Help me be not mistrusting but trusting, Lord…

Help me be not unfaithful but faithful…

Help me be not unbelieving but believing…

I believe, Lord,
help my unbelief…

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