Coffee in the Morning by George Mendoza |
Good morning, good God!
It’s almost that time, Lord,
when we give each other gifts
- on your birthday!
Please forgive us
for getting that mixed up every year
- and again this year!
So, there's lots of wrapping going on:
paper and foil, gift bags and boxes,
tags and tape, ribbons and bows…
Seems that everyone’s wrapped up in wrapping
so what I offer you this morning, Lord,
are all the things that wrap me up
and definitely need unwrapping...
• I get wrapped up, Lord, in little things
while the big things go undone.
Unwrap me, Lord, and keep me faithful
to what deserves my first attention...
• I get wrapped up in things that waste my time
and time is one of my most precious possessions.
Unwrap me, Lord, and make me a better steward
of my days and nights, my work, my play and my rest…
• I get wrapped up in fantasies and fears
and leave untended the realities I just don't want to face.
Unwrap me, Lord, and sharpen my vision
of what’s real and what will help me truly grow…
• I get wrapped up in what I want and hope to get,
and in desire for what I can't or shouldn't have.
Unwrap me, Lord, and give me a hunger
for what truly nourishes and satisfies...
• I get wrapped up in having more, in having the most,
in having the biggest, the newest, the best.
Unwrap me, Lord, and help me give and give away:
help me simplify and learn to do with less...
• I get wrapped up in anger and hurt
that sap my energy for reaching out.
Unwrap me, Lord, and free my heart
to serve and be with others...
• And I often wrap myself up in - my self:
I get all wrapped up in me:
in my wants and in my worries,
in my disappointments and self-pity...
Unwrap me, Lord,
and let me see the blessings that are mine:
your love, your word, your presence,
your mercy and your strength...
Unwrap me, Lord,
so that others can know, share and enjoy my gifts...
Unwrap me, Lord, when I try to hide
It’s almost that time, Lord,
when we give each other gifts
- on your birthday!
Please forgive us
for getting that mixed up every year
- and again this year!
So, there's lots of wrapping going on:
paper and foil, gift bags and boxes,
tags and tape, ribbons and bows…
Seems that everyone’s wrapped up in wrapping
so what I offer you this morning, Lord,
are all the things that wrap me up
and definitely need unwrapping...
• I get wrapped up, Lord, in little things
while the big things go undone.
Unwrap me, Lord, and keep me faithful
to what deserves my first attention...
• I get wrapped up in things that waste my time
and time is one of my most precious possessions.
Unwrap me, Lord, and make me a better steward
of my days and nights, my work, my play and my rest…
• I get wrapped up in fantasies and fears
and leave untended the realities I just don't want to face.
Unwrap me, Lord, and sharpen my vision
of what’s real and what will help me truly grow…
• I get wrapped up in what I want and hope to get,
and in desire for what I can't or shouldn't have.
Unwrap me, Lord, and give me a hunger
for what truly nourishes and satisfies...
• I get wrapped up in having more, in having the most,
in having the biggest, the newest, the best.
Unwrap me, Lord, and help me give and give away:
help me simplify and learn to do with less...
• I get wrapped up in anger and hurt
that sap my energy for reaching out.
Unwrap me, Lord, and free my heart
to serve and be with others...
• And I often wrap myself up in - my self:
I get all wrapped up in me:
in my wants and in my worries,
in my disappointments and self-pity...
Unwrap me, Lord,
and let me see the blessings that are mine:
your love, your word, your presence,
your mercy and your strength...
Unwrap me, Lord,
so that others can know, share and enjoy my gifts...
Unwrap me, Lord, when I try to hide
from you,
from your love
and from the love of those around me...
I have Christmas gifts for others, Lord,
but it’s your birthday that's coming
so I offer you an unwrapped heart,
laid bare for you to touch and heal
and mend and bless and wrap again
- but this time in your word and will,
your gospel and your grace...
Unwrap me, Lord,
I need your help
because I can't unwrap myself...
from your love
and from the love of those around me...
I have Christmas gifts for others, Lord,
but it’s your birthday that's coming
so I offer you an unwrapped heart,
laid bare for you to touch and heal
and mend and bless and wrap again
- but this time in your word and will,
your gospel and your grace...
Unwrap me, Lord,
I need your help
because I can't unwrap myself...
Amen.
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