I also have reflected a lot this weekend on the following prayer that I found by John Birch:
You have given us each other,
that through this community of faith
others might be drawn to you.
Forgive us when, through lack of love
our lives do not reflect your grace
and our words bring anything but peace.
For that which we ought to have done,
to bring a blessing
or word in due season,
forgive us, gracious Lord.
For that which we have already done,
which has caused a wound
or moved someone to anger,
forgive us, gracious Lord.
In our liturgy that we read each week when we gather in our small group, we say together, "We confess to the ways we wound our lives, the lives of others and the life of the world." It does not take much to look around and see brokenness in ourselves and all around us in our world.
I found some glass from a broken window on the way home from church this morning. I picked it up and brought it home to glue to a wooden coaster we had. This will be a reminder to me of the brokenness we bring before God and the beautiful way that He takes our jagged edges and offers us His love, mercy and forgiveness. What a gift that God is in the business of redeeming all things.
Alleluia!!
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