O Lord of Beauty,
You walk in perfection,
like the deer or the gazelle.
You say we are worth loving,

You invite us to come away with You,
into Your Eternal Springtime.
You open Your mouth
and out pours grace upon grace.

Baptize us in that grace-filled Word.

Let it wash over us,
and change us into
something more like You.

Where we need repentance,
give us the strength to turn
away from everything that is not You.
So that we may stay oriented
in Your direction.

Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.

O Lord of Life,
You show us not just how to live,
but that You are Life Itself.
Let us live out of that Life,
free from fear,
confident in Your promises.

When we are aggrieved,
let us not turn to anger,
but let us be quick to listen,
slow to speak,
quick to act as You would.

May our actions
be the ultimate witness of Your goodness
and of Your grace.
May we demonstrate You
in all that we think, say, and do.

Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.

Father of our family,
we relentlessly ask, as Jesus did,
that You would bring us together.
Unite us under Your banner
of Love.

When we examine the rulebook,
when we look too hard to
“The way things are supposed to be,”
Prod us to look deeper.
To see the You beneath the tradition;
to see the Why, not just the What.

Change us from within,
Mold our hearts
so that our hands will act
and our mouths will speak
only in Love.

All this we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord have mercy,

Christ have mercy.

Lord have mercy,

Christ have mercy.