Lord,
It must hurt you to see how we hurt one another. You have called us to love one another, but we view one another as threats, as people who might encroach upon our territory, people who might threaten our little realms, and so we shut them out, in one way or another, hoping against hope to build something safe.
How foolish we can be, Lord, as we play with the small things, forgetting your nearness, your power and might, forgetting our mortality.
You are grand and glorious, and you stand forever. You are ever ready to forgive, restore and redeem, offering new life to any and all who call on you. You don't judge as we do, but you see the heart, Lord, and you seek those who will repent.
Forgive us, O Lord, and convert our hearts anew to be a people of grace, ready to accept your love and allow your Spirit to change us here on earth, that your kingdom may spread among us, within us, between us.
Amen
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