PRAYER AND REFLECTION:

Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who does not withhold mercy and forgiveness from his beloved people! We confess that we don’t know ourselves as well as we should. We have thoughts, attitudes, and motives that we can’t identity or even make sense of. And they lead us to wander from you and hurt each other. But you, Father, know every single thing about us, even the dark, hidden, complicated things. Yet you do not reject us or leave us to fend for ourselves. By the presence of your Holy Spirit, you are close to us. Give us eyes to see you, know you, and enjoy you so we might truly know ourselves and truly love you and each other. We ask this in the name of your Son Jesus. Amen.

Written by James Pruch