end of the day

We had a beautiful prayer service last night. It was peaceful and quieted my soul. It is only on Fridays during Lent, but how I wish I could experience it at the end of every week. There was such a centering and freshness that came over me. My dear friend read a beautiful prayer that I wanted to remember. May it bless you as it blessed me.

I seek your presence, O God,

Not because I have managed to see clearly

Or been true in all things this day,

Not because I have loved perfectly or

Reverenced all those around me,

But because I want to see with clarity,

Because I have tasted freedom, and joy, and healing

And I desire to love as I have been loved.

Renew my inner sight,

Make fresh my longings to be true

And grant me the grace of loving this night

That I may end the day as I had hoped to live it,

That I may end this day restored to my deepest yearnings,

That I may end this day as I intend to live tomorrow

As I intend to live tomorrow.

Sounds of the Eternal by J Phillip Newell