Eternal God,
How do we love You
With all of our heart and mind...
With all of our soul and with our very life
And with all of our might and from the depths of our being?
The commandments that shape our commitment to You
Direct us to keep Your teachings close to us
To pass them on to a new generation
To act upon them throughout each day.
Which of your instructions do we follow?
What do we impress upon our hearts?
How do we serve as Your eyes as we look at the world?
How do our hands become Your hands in our service to our communities?
When we pray for peace every morning,
We ask You to grant us
Completeness and well-being,
Goodness,
Blessing,
Grace,
Kindness based in love,
and compassion.
So may we show that we love You
Through opening our hearts to all humanity
Through seeing creation as a blessing to preserve and nurture
Through scaling the walls that separate us to do even one act of kindness.
Through forgiveness that can keep us together
Rather than driving us apart.
May these be the values that we inscribe on our doorposts
And that we see before our eyes
May these be the principles that will wittingly or unwittingly
Move us to act in a way that brings to this world
Your love, Your Spirit, and Your hope
When we sit at home, when we are out in the community,
When we lie down, and when we rise up.
Gift us with Your light, Your insight and Your truth
As we continue to move along our life’s journey.
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