Monday Morning Offering: 10/13

Morning Coffee by George Mendoza

Good morning, good God!

This morning, Lord,  

I want to offer you
    - just a little bit more...

I want to offer you
a little bit more
    than I usually do...

I want to offer you
a little bit more
    than I usually consider enough...

I want to offer you
a little bit more then I did yesterday
    and last week, last month, last year...

I want to offer you
a little bit more
    than I easily let go...

I want to offer you
a little bit more than
    what comes naturally to me...

I want to offer you
a little bit more than  I might
    on my first impulse...

I want to offer you
a little bit more
    than what logic dictates...

I want to offer you
a little bit more
    than I'd keep for myself...

I want to offer you
a little bit more of my time
    for silence,
    for sitting still,
    for seeking your presence,
    for prayer,
    for just being with you...

I want to offer you
a little bit more of my time
    to seek out those in need,
    to reach out to others,
    to serve my neighbor
today, this week, this month, this year...

I want to offer you
a little bit more of my heart,
    especially the hidden places
    I try to keep to myself...

I want to offer you
a little bit more of my dependence
    on you, 

    your strength, 

    your help,
    your grace, 

    your mercy
    and your joy...

I want to offer you
a little bit more
    of all I hold back,      

    hold in,
    and hold tight in my grip,

    and all I'm slow to let go...

All of this, Lord,
    I want to offer this morning
but to follow through 

I'll need to offer you more
    of my heart, my soul, 

    my will, my mind,
    my dreams, my hopes 

    and my love...

So, even as I make this prayer
    help me give a little bit more of myself
        to you and my neighbor,
    not counting the cost
        but finding the joy that comes 

            from giving 

                just a little bit more...

Amen.   

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