God, we thank you for our deficiencies,
and the blessings of all we lack.
We praise you that none of us is complete,
that we are all in need.
For by this grace we reach out to each other,
dependent on one another, and open,
woven together, need to hand, gift to heart.
Each has what another lacks,
and no one is free of reliance on their neighbors.
By your mercy instill in us such gratitude
that we may never belittle the gifts we are given,
the treasures we have to offer,
and the harmony that arises
from our blessed giving and receiving.
For those in need, we offer our generosity;
and for our own incompleteness we humbly give thanks,
and open our hands to those who provide for us.
Bless those who sustain us in our need,
and support us in our weakness.
May we do so for them.
Amen.
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net
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