Twenty-Fifth Day of Easter
O God,
Sometimes we get buried.
We get buried under the rubble left in the wake of a natural disaster;
we get buried under the years of tensions and frustrations in our community;
we get buried under layers of fear and disappointment in our lives;
we get buried under the masks that we have donned to hide our true selves;
we get buried under the lies we have told and the corners we have cut;
we get buried under the expectations that we have allowed others to place on us.
Sometimes we get buried.
Help us to come out from under whatever has buried us.
But when we do come out from under whatever has buried us,
help us to come out in ways that befit true resurrection;
help us to come out in ways that reflect the presence of your life and love in us;
help us to come out with a changed perspective on and with an altered approach to life.
Help us to come out embracing others rather than striking out at them.
Help us to come out trusting you rather than depending on ourselves.
Help us to come out ready to help rather than willing to hurt.
Help us to come out with an eternal perspective rather than a temporal mindset.
Help us to come out with new approaches rather than with the same old patterns.
Thank you, O God, for raising us from what has buried us.
Let our lives show our awareness of and gratitude for the new chance you have given us …
Amen.
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