MONDAY MORNING OFFERING: 7/7

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Good morning, good God!

We come this morning to offer hearts, Lord,

    filled to overflowing with distress and sorrow

        at the tragic news from Kerr County...

 

So much of the time, the Guadalupe

    is life-giving, calm and beautiful...

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

But a combination of topography, geology, and climate

    give rise to deadly flash floods 

        thundering through Texas Hill Country...

 

So as we pray, Lord, we ask..

 

How can disaster be natural?   

Why does creation turn in on itself?

How can water, 

    a life-giving blessing,

become in a flash, 

    a death-dealing curse?

 

We ask, Lord, and we pray... 

 

We join the church in Texas, Lord,

    in the words of the prayer they're offering:

 

God of Mercy and Shelter,
In this time of devastation and loss, 

    we lift up our hearts to You.
Be close to all who suffer 

    from the flooding in our communities.
Embrace those who mourn,
    shelter the displaced,
    strengthen the weary,
    and inspire all of us 

    to offer loving assistance to those in need...*
 

We offer our prayers and our help...

 

Lord, have mercy on your people!

 

Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison! 

 

*Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas 

 

After the Flood 

    by David Bjorlin and Mark Miller

 

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After the flood what can remain
but shattered homes and lasting pain
the ground is wrecked by rubble and blood 

as wastelands widen after the flood

 

Kyrie eleison!

Christe eleison!

Kyrie eleison!

 

After the flood, frail hope appears

from seeds we’ve watered with our tears

and tender shoots spring up from the mud

as life emerges after the flood.

 

After the flood, repairs are planned;

the helpers come to lend a hand

and beauty blossoms four from the bud

as God renews us after the flood

 

 

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