In the past, during this time I've posted some previous OEP reflections. This year, each week I'm sharing one of the fourteen Opening Prayers for the U.S. House of Representatives I've had the honor and privilege to deliver through the years. I'll be back after Labor Day.
Today's prayer was given on July 23, 2012. I hope it will have meaning for you today.
Creating God, we come together today in a simple prayer.
May we be who we are created to be, reflections of your image.
May we live as we know we should, as caretakers of creation.
May we participate in the purpose of life, as companions to God and to one another.
May we truly embrace the equality of humanity as ‘‘self–evident'' and know
that just beneath the surface of disagreement, conflict, discord, and even violence and death,
there is a deep river of grace, love, and forgiveness that truly binds us.
May this stream of eternal presence be solace for any pain in our lives;
but, more importantly, inspiration and hope of reconciliation and peace
in personal relationships, in our Nation, and throughout the world.
May the deliberations and decisions of this day and all days
take place in the spirit of common good, the spirit in which we are created.
Amen.
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