08/29/2011 - Daily Prayer

O Compassionate One, the mystery with many names, prayed to in many languages
Hear the prayers of your humble servants who come to you seeking guidance, wisdom and compassion for the people of California. As your Senators, we give you thanks for the blessings of land and sea, the richness of cultures and the strength of diversity –all images of your abiding presence.
Forgive us for the past wrongs that have divided and brought injustice to parts of the human family. Give us listening and discerning hearts. Give us patience and a willingness to remain open to opposing viewpoints. Give us grace to disagree and still be friends.
Finally, we commend to your care the children, about to begin a new school year, the unemployed and destitute, the sick and all who care for them, the clergy of all faiths and the communities they lead, that our unity may deepen. Watch over us and help us to break down the barriers of class, religion, gender and sexual inequality that each may reach their potential and serve the common good.
May this day be a blessing to each one of us, that we may finally say:
(Let us together say) “What is done is done, what is not done is not done, so let it be,” AMEN