Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Dear God,

There is an intimacy in prayer unlike any other!  As we turn our hearts to you, we let down the veil, open the door and step inside your divine heart because your heart is always open to us.  We can be obstinate, resistant and downright mean but still you welcome us.  Why, except for love.

It is hard to be intimate, O God, because it requires deep trust.  In this chaotic world, who can we really trust?  Whose word is truth, real truth?  Why would we open ourselves to anything or anyone we cannot trust?

But you, you, O God, you can always be trusted not because you give us everything we ask but because your love exists for all time.  It is not wishy washy or conditional.  It is a love like no other.  When we cannot find love anywhere else, your love invites us into the world's greatest love affair and there love leads to an intimacy and trust that can always be counted upon.

Open our hearts

to you,

Merciful God.

As we utter

our prayers,

we find you waiting.

Thank you,

Holy One,

for loving us

like no one else.

Yours, Andrea