Give comfort and peace to we who are separated from loved ones. May the ache in our hearts be the strengthening of our hearts. May our longing bring resolve to our lives, conviction and purity to our love. Teach us to embrace our sadness lest it turn to despair. Transform our yearning into wisdom. Let our hearts grow fonder.
Amen.
[Adapted from Leunig's book of common prayers, When I talk to you]
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The Pilgrim's Regress, C.S. Lewis
"I had always felt life first as a story - and if there is a story there is a story teller." - G.K. Chesterton
I Believe...
August 22, 2007
God wants to see all humanity grow into the full stature of Christ.
I can let go of the sensory experiences - what's good for food, pleasing to the eye and desirable for gaining wisdom - and pursue life and life abundantly.
People will find a new way of living and thinking, and regain meaning and purpose for their lives.
A Common Prayer
God bless our contradictions, those parts of us which seem out of character. Let us be boldly and gladly out of character. Let us be creatures of paradox and variety: creatures of contrast; of light and shade: creatures of faith. God be our constant. Let us step out of character into the unknown, To struggle and love and do what we will.
- Leunig, A Cartoonist Talks to God
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