O Love,

Open our hearts
To see each other
As you see us,
Beloved and lovely
Beautiful and full of promise.

Let this seeing
Form us with Your vision
Of flourishing for everyone
Everywhere, in every time.

Let it shape our hearts
Mold our minds
And stretch our souls
In the direction of You
Found in every living being.

By this of You,
Shape our intentions
Form our words
And empower our actions
That Your vision of Shalom,
May rise ever anew.

Yes, form your desire,
Made known in Christ Jesus,
In the heart of the human family.

Yes, bless us for this.

-Dave Long-Higgins, Delaware, OH

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