Come to Stillness: Take a few minutes to allow your mind and heart to
be still before God.
Opening Prayer: Loving Creator, I have no quarrel with the way
you have so carefully designed me in your image. Truly I am your work of art. Take me deeper today. Show me my virtues—the wonders of your design
for my life. Help me not to be afraid to
look into the depths of myself and believe in what I see—for I am the work of
your hands. If I can believe in what I
see, then I can rejoice in what I see.
Precious in your sight, I am your work of art. Continue to create me in
your image. Amen. (Behold Your
Life by Macrina Wiederkehr)
Scripture Reading for the Day: Psalm 139:13-18
Reading for Reflection:
The story that is the
Sacred Romance begins not with God alone, the Author at his desk, but with God
in relationship, intimacy beyond our wildest imagination, heroic intimacy. The Trinity is at the center of the universe;
perfect relationship is the heart of reality.
Think of your best moments of love or friendship or creative
partnership, the best times with family or friends around the dinner table,
your richest conversations, the acts of simple kindness that sometimes seem
like the only things that make life worth living. Like the shimmer of sunlight on a lake, these
are reflections of the love that flows from among the Trinity. We long for intimacy because we are made in
the image of perfect intimacy. (The Sacred Romance by Brent
Curtis and John Eldredge)
Reflection and Listening: silent and written
Prayer: for the church, for others, for myself
Prayer: for the church, for others, for myself
Closing Prayer: Father, you sent your Word to bring us truth and
your Spirit to make us holy. Through
them we come to know the mystery of your life.
Help us to worship you, one God in three persons, you reveal yourself in
the depths of our being, by proclaiming and living our faith in you. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ,
your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever
and ever. Amen. (The Liturgy of the Hours)
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