Morning Coffee by George Mendoza
On the church calendar, a new "year of grace" begins on the first Sunday of Advent as once again, over the course of a year, we unfold the mystery of Jesus: in history, in word and sacrament and in our own lives... Happy New Year!
Good morning, good God!
Advent offers a new year of grace, grace that's yours alone to give - and always mine to receive...
In this new year, Lord, I want to open the door to my heart. Enter freely! Walk right in and make yourself at home...
I offer you the corners of my heart's secret garden where I often let the weeds grow wild: help me prune away whatever fails to nourish my body, my mind, my soul...
I offer you the closets of my heart: they're filled with grudges and resentments; stuffed with boxes of wasted time, bags of foolishness and suitcases of misspent effort. Help me clean out and throw out anything and everything that will not help me heal and mend and grow...
And I offer you the cellar of my heart, Lord, where I keep trunks of hurt and anger: turn your key healing grace and open them: free me of what I've locked up, all that burdens me and holds me down...
Lord, I offer you my heart's deepest Advents hopes for this new year of grace: my pledge to come to prayer, every day and every night; my hope of finding all my strength in you; my desire to rely on you for the wisdom of your word; my promise to to forgive those who have offended me, to be faithful in serving my neighbor's need and quick to welcome the lost and lonely...
I offer the new year ahead of me, Lord, and my resolve to live it as your disciple, trusting that you're present, close by my side, and in everyone I meet and know...
I offer you the new year ahead, Lord - just a day at a time -and I pray for the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference...
Amen.
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