Thanks for being there. Powerful and important time of prayer.

that if I do thisyou will lead me by the right road,
though I may know nothing about it.
Therefore, will I trust you always,
though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death.
I will not fear, for you are ever with me,
and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.
~ “The Merton Prayer”

and the fact that I think I am following your will
does not mean that I am actually doing so
But I believe that the desire to please you
does in fact please you
And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing
I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire
And I know

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as such but the presence of the Spirit in the particular pain, whether physical, emotional, or mental. Thus, it is the full acceptance of the content of the present moment. [In] giving the experience over to the Spirit, the false-self system is gradually undermined and the true self liberated.”

So, we “repent” of the ways we’ve failed to live our short, fragile lives in these ways

and we commit to changing and being more intentional…

Stopping wrong and learning to do right.

And seeking to live lives of love, justice, and mercy.

As we care for those whose lives are valued the least.