Saturday, April 9, 2011

Dear God,

Today I watched my friend and her family grieve the loss of her uncle, a dedicated man with your spirit. As I observed the family walk by the casket, I saw their tears and sadness. I told the uncle's wife that I could tell that they had all loved well.

How I wish every resident of this planet could be touched by that kind of love. How I wish each person could feel that love. How I wish that love could change lives that are sad, lost, and lonely. Our world could be different, so very different.

What causes love to flow out of one and not out of another? What makes a person loving and caring? What inspires a person to reach out and embrace others? How does it happen?

In life it seems children are educated on many subjects. But what about love? Does anyone teach them about love, what it is, what happens when you are loved and how a world can be transformed by it? Where does that kind of training come from?

As our world becomes more corrupt and vicious, it is harder to become softer and softer in it. Trust is always a question and trust is the backbone of love. I am concerned about the trajectory of evil and how its fingers stretch to break so many. What do we do, Lord, what do we do?

Make your
love plain
in the world,
O God.
Fill each
of us
with your
divine love
so that
our hearts
will be full
of compassion
and mercy.
Let not
one person
be void
of love.
Teach us
how to love
like Jesus.
Assemble our DNA
with precious love
from heaven,
I pray.
Please, dear God,
break down
the elements
that create
hatred and bitterness.
Refashion us
with the ability
and desire
to love
our neighbor
as ourself
reminding us
that we need
to love ourself
as you
love us.

Always, Andrea