Morning Espresso by George Mendoza
On the church calendar, a brand new “yr of grace” begins on the primary Sunday of Creation as as soon as once more, over the course of a yr, we unfold the thriller of Jesus: in historical past, in phrase and sacrament and in our personal lives…
Good morning, good God!
With Creation comes a brand new yr of grace,
grace that is yours alone to provide
and at all times mine to obtain…
On this new yr I need to give you
an open door to my coronary heart
so that you can freely enter in
and make your self at residence…
I give you the corners of my coronary heart’s backyard
the place I typically let the weeds develop wild:
assist me prune away no matter fails
to nourish my spirit, my soul…
I give you the closets of my coronary heart, Lord,
crammed with grudges and resentments,
packing containers of wasted time, luggage of foolishness
and suitcases of misspent effort:
assist me clear out and discard
something and the whole lot
that fails to assist me heal and develop…
I give you the cellar of my coronary heart, Lord,
the place locked trunks of damage and anger
look ahead to the important thing of your therapeutic grace
to open them up and air them out,
setting me freed from what I conceal inside,
what burdens and holds me down…
And I give you my coronary heart’s deepest hopes
for this Creation’s new yr of grace:
my pledge to wish each day, each evening;
my hope of discovering my power in you;
my must depend on your knowledge and phrase;
my promise to ask on your assist every day;
my want to pardon those that offend me,
to be trustworthy in serving my neighbor’s wants
and fast to welcome the misplaced and alone…
I supply the brand new yr forward of me, Lord,
and my resolve to stay it as your disciple,
trusting your presence, shut by my facet
and in these I do know and all I meet…
I give you the brand new yr forward, Lord
– only a day at a time –
and I pray for the grace and serenity
to simply accept the issues I can’t change,
the braveness to alter the issues I can
and the knowledge to know the distinction…
Amen.
