March 20, 2009

Here is today’s prayer:

We are reluctant, O Author of Love,
to set aside our hurt, our anger, our disappointment.
Heal us with your tender touch,
that we might be cleansed of all unclean thoughts,
all schemes of revenge, all hope of vindictive retribution.
Open our eyes to the power of love,
shown to us in the unselfish sacrifice
of your Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
-Michael J. O’Donnell, U.S.A., 20th Cent. (BOW 491)

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