LOOK UPON THE FACE

O Almighty and Eternal God,

look upon the Face of Thy Son Jesus.

We present It to Thee with confidence to implore Thy pardon.

The All-Merciful Advocate opens His mouth to plead our cause;

hearken to His cries,

behold His tears, O God,

and through His infinite merits

hearken to Him when He intercedes

for us poor miserable sinners.

Amen.

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Love

O God,

you call us

to yourself

through love.

Life is the home

of your grace.

Life is the evidence

of your hope in us.

You draw us

to yourself

by touching

the places

of blessing

that gift us

to human life.

We now lift

those gifts

to you

with the hope

of holy union...

Bless our hearts

with love

for you and

one another.

Inspire our spirits

with freedom

and devotion.

Challenge our minds

with truth.

Nourish our strength

with courage.

Focus our conversion

away from fire

and ashes...

to the burning

transformation

of action,

that we might

place desire

on the altar

of experience.

Amen.

Silence

God of silence,

perhaps what is

mute within us

is merely

your Word

beyond words.

You call forth

this Word

in Jesus,

who loosens

tongues to articulate

the meaning of faithful love.

The light of daily miracles

casts out

the darkness

and celcomes in

the kingdom...

for you join us

in Jesus.

Forgive us

when we resist

your invitation

to accept

the mystery

of your Word.

Enable us to walk

each day

in the shade

of that truth.

Teach us

how to live

with one another.

Do not allow

our lack

of understanding

to be a source

of conflict

but the assurance

of your presence...

a presence

beyond our grasp

yet within our reach.

Amen.