Scriptures: Psalm 16: 1-2, 5-11; Esther 4:8-17 Teach us your Way, O God, That we might be open to your Spirit, To She, who moved over the face of the waters On the first day of creation And gave birth to all life and light. Teach us your Way, O God, That we might trust your Spirit to guide us forward, That we might be inspired by prophets like Esther Who declared that they had come to the earth For such a time as this And dared to bear your Light in the night time of their fear. Teach us your Way, O God, That we might accept our gifts and potency. In places of chaos and uncertainty, hurricanes and illness, discernment and pain, war and resettlement, empower us bear the light of Christ for one another, And to speak the words of peace That we each long to hear. Teach us your Way, O God, That we might praise you For the surprising, ingenuous manner that your Kin-dom breaks into our world, Like yeast in bread, Like a treasure buried in the daily gardens that we tend, Like a stranger who unexpectedly walks an extra mile with us, Like a soft dirt path beneath our feet, Beckoning us forth. Teach us your Way, O God, That we might be swept up in worship with the saints, Which surges in wonder, gratitude and desire, And shapes our lives into an […]
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