Strong, sheltering God, we bless you for all the beautiful things of home: warmth and shelter when the wind outside is bitter, food for the body and for the soul, treasured gifts and treasured memories, stability, acceptance, care. We bless you for the chance to be ourselves, for the tasks that weave the pattern of our days, for the sweet, familiar round of ordinary things. Blessed are you, strong sheltering God. But if we have forced unfair expectations on others, taken their care for granted, helped to make a safe place out of a battleground, or used our belongings to shut others out, have mercy on us, God of friend and stranger. Disturb our complacency, shake our circles of contentment, sweep through our hearts and our houses with the new broom of your spirit until love is our only refuge. Amen.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 03:09:11 +0000
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