Beloved God, Merciful Lord,
It is my blessing to have yet another day to praise Your name.
There just are not enough words to express my gratitude, 'cause I know it could look another way. Many did not get to see this beautiful day.
Thank You, that I am aware of Your Presence. Thank You, that I am aware of Your Love. Thank You, that I am aware of Your Grace.
Thank You, Precious God, that I am aware of the many ways that You bless me and the untold ways that You give of Your Goodness.
This day, I endeavor to live as a reflection of Your example. This day, I give love for every error that I judge in others.
This day, I give love for every mistake that I criticize in others. This day, I give love for every oversight that gets on my last nerve when I perceive it in others.
More importantly, this day, I acknowledge that all these things are merely re-minders of the very things that I have judged as shortcomings within myself.
So, this day, I first offer love for myself.
This day, I will endeavor to eliminate the judgments that I make about others.
Instead, when I notice something outside of myself, I will forgive myself for my judgments. For I acknowledge that it is not them I am truly judging; it is myself.
Instead, I will forgive myself for the many ways that I miss the mark. Instead, I will love myself through the experience of my humanness.
This day, I will do my very best to live from the essence of my higher, more loving, more accepting Self.
This day, I will do my best to mirror Your Giving, while I know that I can never out-give You.
For all that You Give, I remain eternally grateful and humbled. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, God.
And So It Is. And, So It Shall Be.
Amen.
Rev. Beverly Saunders Biddle