Monday Morning Offering 8/19

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Good morning, good God!

 

I lift up to you this morning, Lord,

all the folks who'll wake up today

and wish they could spend the day in bed

to escape and avoid whatever it is

they want to avoid and escape...

And I lift up to you the folks who are dreading

the same old same old same old

       but can't find the will, the wit or the way

       to make the changes they need to make:

       the changes that actually make things change...

And I lift up to you all the people in need

who face one more day

without work, without health,

without shelter and food,

without someone to care, 

with no where to go, no where to turn,

without hope for a better tomorrow...

 

And I lift up to you all the folks who are sad, 

who are grieving a loss of any kind, Lord:

    who hearts have been wounded,

    whose trust has been broken,

    whose faith has been shaken

    whose dreams have been shattered,

    whose strength has been sapped

    and whose hope has been stolen

       by anxiety, fear and regret...

So many folks to lift up, O Lord,

so many burdened with troubles and hardship,

    adversity, problems, misfortune and need;

so I pray you'll reach down and help us lift up

    those who are caught, stuck and held back

by the pain and suffering that all of us bear

    - only some carry much more than others...

Make all of us strong, Lord, 

    gentle and generous in reaching out 

to lift up and help our brothers sisters, 

    our neighbors and friends,

        close to home or across the globe...

 

Send us your Spirit, this morning, this week,

    to call our hearts to love one another;

to be the promise, the hope and assurance

    that all shall be well, all things shall be well,

        with your help and grace, Lord, all shall be well...

 

Amen. 

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