Open
O God,
Open our eyes to the beauty and wonder of your creation;
open our eyes also to the harm we are doing to your world.
Open our ears to the melodies of animal and human singers;
open our ears also to the cries of the oppressed and the brutalized.
Open our mouths to sing your praise and to speak encouraging words;
open our mouths also to protest injustice and to speak for the disenfranchised.
Open our hearts to express our gratitude to you for our blessings;
open our hearts also to feel the pain and suffering of other people.
Open our spirits to worship you according to our best light;
open our spirits also to love those who worship you according to another light.
Open our lives to the mystery, wonder, and majesty of it all;
open our lives also to the confusion, conflict, and corruption in it all.
Amen.
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