Prayer Offered for February 14, 2022

The Book of Proverbs (4:23) says: Above all else, guard your heart, for everything else flows from it.

Creator God, give us a heart like Yours that inspires us to love without reservation, to step out in courageous service to one another, and never to dig up in doubt what we have planted in faith.

Fortify us with Your grace to speak kindly, to keep our actions on the upswing, and to refuse to allow any discouragement to infiltrate our spirits.

Gracious God, let Your light shine through the cracks and splinters of the less-than-perfect portions of our hearts; and may we forgive ourselves, our imperfections, and in response, return compassionate love and forgiveness to others.—AMEN.

_{(Prayer of Auburn Mercy Associates)}