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and going out trick-or-treating
- or not -
this prayer might be helpful for us all...
Lord,
help us worry not so much
about the everyday costumes
we don each time we dress...
Clothes don't make the man,
and clothes don't make the woman:
it's how our hearts are dressed
that makes us who we are...
Help us take off the costumes
that hide our truest selves:
the garments of pride and false humility,
bravado and self-pity,
power and prestige...
Help us take off our masks:
the ones we wear to hide
(from others and ourselves)
the person you made each of us to be...
Unmask each one of us, Lord,
so all can see the fear and tears,
the smiles and joys,
the worry and confusion,
the many hopes and dreams,
the pain and disappointments,
the compassion and the empathy,
the weakness and the pleas
that put a true face
on our heart of hearts...
Help us find the hidden beauty
under costumes, 'neath our masks,
in every one around us,
beginning with ourselves:
and help us, Lord,
to love each one we find...
Amen.
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