Monday Morning Offering: 7/13

Morning Coffee by George Mendoza

 

Good morning, good God!

 

Today I come to you, 

    offering my faults for your healing,
         and praying that you'll challenge me to grow...

   I offer you all my lame excuses, Lord:
      challenge me to honesty 

         with others and with myself...

   I offer you my selfishness:
      challenge me to watch for and respond 

          to others' needs...

   I offer you my jealousy:
      challenge me to gratitude 

          for what's already mine...

   I offer you my laziness:
      challenge me, kick-start me 

          to finally get a move on...

   I offer you my wastefulness:
      challenge me to prudently 

         conserve and not misuse...

   I offer my desire to have more than I need:
      challenge me to sacrifice, 

          restraint and moderation...

   I offer you my lustful heart:
      challenge me to center 

          on what's clean and pure and true...

   I offer you my prejudice:
      challenge me to fairness,

          to just, impartial insight...
   
   I offer my self-pity, Lord:
      challenge me to mindfulness 

          and honest self-acceptance... 

   I offer you my vanity:
      challenge me to modesty,

         self-knowledge and humility...

   And I offer you my hasty words deeds:
      challenge me to patience, 

          discretion and serenity...

I offer you my faults, Lord, 

    and pray you'll challenge me
with your truth, your grace and wisdom:
      with your healing, saving word...

Amen.

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