Monday Meditation

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God who is
and is within
all being,
help us experience
your presence
in every person,
in every animal,
in every blade of grass
and flower we see.

[silent mantra: I am one]

Open our minds
to a deeper understanding
of each other,
by helping us realize
we are all,
in essence,
you.

We are one.

[silent mantra: We are one]

Help us
eliminate hatred
by being love.
Make us
see that there
is no “us” and “them,”
only Oneness:
You,
our infinitely creative God,
manifest and real
in each of us.

[silent mantra: We are one]

Wake us up!

Make our tough hearts tender!
Make us instruments of your peace.
In your many names we pray.
Amen.

[silent meditation time]

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