Our God and God of all people.
We know you
by many names:
God of mercy,
God of Justice, God of Salvation, God of all Humanity
But this morning – let us call you God of Love…..
Today is February 15th. Yesterday was Valentine’s day.
Some here
today – the more cynical among us - might think that a day set aside to focus
on love is a ploy to sell chocolate and flowers. And they may be right. After
all, shouldn’t we show our love every
day? Shouldn’t we be grateful for the laughter and the tears, the kisses and
caresses, the support and joy, the passion and the playfulness we share that
makes each day seem brighter than the one before? The love that we give and
receive makes us better human beings…….
But we aren’t
always aware, are we? We are forgetful. We are creatures of habit. We take the
people around us for granted and we expect them to love us nonetheless. And the
crazy thing about it is that they do. Most of the time….
Dear God,
Our diverse
traditions teach us that Your essence is love. You love us –otherwise why would
you tolerate us?
If You did
not love us, how would you be able to stand idly by while we diminish Your
image by despoiling your beautiful world?
If You did
not love us, how could You let us live when we ignore the suffering in our
streets or the violence that is daily fare for those persecuted because of the
color of their skin, their faith, or birthplace, who they love or how they
love?
If you did
not love us, you would not permit the toxicity of discourse that makes
legislation so painful.
If You did
not love us, you would not have given us a conscience that wakes us from our
slumber and forces us to realize our weakness, our frailty, our greed and our
hubris.
Help us to
love You - O God of Love. Help us to love one
another – so much so that we might rise above the partisanship that all too
often places stumbling blocks in the path of governance.
Help us to
live so that we see that our very ability to love is a gift.
Bless these
legislators O God. Bless all who labor for the sake of our beautiful state of
Colorado. Help them to love one another. Help them to love their compassion and
their quarrels. Help them to love the differences and the moments of clarity
that occur when they do Your sacred work and help to perfect our world.
At this
season of Valentines day – may we all find ways to rejoice in the love that
makes our lives complete.
It takes time
to love – it takes patience. Sometime it even takes chocolate and flowers.
But
sometimes, our love makes Your love a
reality.
May it be so
today. AMEN
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