O God
You gave us, Your people,
free will
(which we use for good or for ill).
As we exercise all that makes us human,
may we remember that we,
all of us,
each and every one of us,
are created in Your image and likeness.
O God,
may we be guided by Your love,
may we follow Your wisdom,
may we use our free will with
compassion and mercy.
O God,
may Your will be done,
to respect human dignity,
to protect Your creation
for good.
Amen
Morning prayer from Sounds of the Eternal: A Celtic Psalter by John Philip Newell …
Early in the morning we seek your presence, O God,
not because you are ever absent from us
but because often we are absent from you
at thr heart of each moment
where you forever dwell.
In the rising sun,
in the unfolding colour and shape of the morning
open our eyes to the mystery of this moment
that in every moment
we may know your life-giving presence.
Open our eyes to this moment
that in every moment
we may know you as the One who is always now
.
(Saturday morning opening prayer, pg. 74)
At the Corner of Susan and St. Joseph 