Show us.

A prayer for peace and authenticity.

Take a deep breath.
In.
And out.

Holy one,
It’s you. In every breath.
It’s you. In every moment.

Holy one,
Hold us.
Hold us in your mystery.
Hold us in your love that defies
all conventions,
all expectations,
all boundaries,
all rules.

Holy one,
See us.
See us in our glitter and stardust.
See us in the
fierce,
fabulous,
fantastic ways we carry ourselves through this world.

Holy one,
Whisper to us.
Whisper to us in the quiet of our hearts,
in that deep part of our soul
where things are settled and silent
good and grounded
and divine.

Holy one,
Show us.
Show us who we really are.
Show us our true selves.
Show us who you see when you gaze on our beautiful faces.
That pure, perfect, precious soul.
That one-of-a-kind creation.
That God-breathed, divinely-imprinted bundle of humanity.

Your beloved child who you made
and who you love more than we can possibly imagine.

Holy one,
Smile upon us.
Smile upon each of us.
And tonight, may we smile upon each other.
Amen.