Monday Meditation

Holy and loving God,

your capacity to love has no limits.

We come into your presence today

in awesome wonder

of your ceaseless love.

Inspire us to love others

as completely as you love us.

We are continually encouraged

by the way you work through us,

enabling us to bring aid

to those in need around the world.

Thank you, Holy Presence,

for the generous and useful gifts

you bestow upon each of us.

May we use them in service to you

and the creation of a world

more reflective of your divine compassion.

As the life of Jesus Christ shows us,

generosity and compassion

are not only available to all of us,

they are our very nature.

We are at our finest

when we serve each other.

Guide us and nourish our souls,

God we love most dearly,

as we do our best to be examples of love

in this too-often loveless world.

We humbly ask you,

God of all healing energies,

to envelop in your tender embrace

all those around the world

suffering from natural disasters,

slavery,

and dis-ease of every kind.

May our loved ones, strangers,

and those we unfortunately

and incorrectly

consider enemies,

come to know that you, God,

are the unified field

of love and energy

that creates each of us,

and that continues to sustain

everything in the universe.

We pray that

you constantly help us understand you

in new and deeper ways

that enable us

to become co-creators

of a more equitable and loving world

for all your children,

on every corner of this planet.

In your many glorious names we pray, Amen.