![]() We cannot arrive at the perfect possession of God in this life, and that is why we are traveling and we travel in darkness. In another sense we have already arrived. In one sense we are always traveling, and traveling as if we did not know where we are going. Help me to rest in that love that asks nothing more than the simple trusting heart of a child. If I climb the highest mountain you are there and yet if I find myself in the darkest valley of my life, you are there. I thank you that there is no human experience that I might walk through where your love cannot reach me. God of Goodness, I come into your presence so aware of my human frailty and yet overwhelmed by your love for me. My divine love, my love, Please let us touch your face.īack to Top A Prayer for Resting in God's Love William Clearyĭear God, please reveal to us your sublime beauty that is everywhere, everywhere, everywhere so that we will never again feel frightened. Imperfection fits this evolving reality, For the universe thrives on diversity, Including random failure, One of the very preconditions for the unfolding advances. You, Holy God, accept each of us, Prophets tell us, just as we are: Provided our moral judgments of others Are reciprocally generous and compassionate. But we can forgive them once we accept our own shadow, And realize how well we ourselves fit Into the ranks of a less than perfect human race. ![]() Do you accept us as we are? We condemn people too quickly: We judge them for flawed thinking, disguised egotism, Unworthy acquisitiveness, or skewed opinions. You accept us-at times of self-doubt Thank you, God of all, Co-creator of our world, For allowing us to be imperfectly made: Because it makes us, if we are wise, forgiving.
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