Morning prayer · 13 June

Earth and heaven together

Two separate strands of thread, one dark and one golden, being woven together by hand into a single stronger cord, with the words “bound together in love” lettered by hand.

God, in your great love for this world, you brought earth and heaven back together through your only Son. Our sins have darkened us and turned us away from loving one another. So shine your light into our souls and fill us with your own sweetness, so that we can hold our friends close in you, and our enemies for your sake, bound together in love for each other. Amen.

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Matthew 5:44 (BSB)

Adapted from an ancient Mozarabic prayer, tr. William Bright (1864), in plain words. The verse is from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Drawing: Mutter.