By Jewell Bolton of Leicester, England

Therefore God exalted him even more highly and gave him the name that is above every other name, so that at the name given to Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Dear Creator,
Slowly, hesitantly the knowledge of your presence in our lives begins to dawn. We open the eyes of our soul and see your all-encompassing compassion and healing love. A morning of hope is brightening.

We leave behind our refusals, our grumpiness, our badmouthing of neighbors, our deep festering hurts, our resentments, our failed dreams. We cast these down! We let them go…and feel the tingle in the breath of freedom.

And hark! What is coming? The sight of a Savior. Oh, my God! Our Savior is riding on a donkey with dusty feet. Oh Hosanna, my Lord! You are coming in this morning of renewal.

We rise! We come…to worship you! Hosanna!

Your face turns to love us. We bow inside our souls as we realize you know us. You understand us as we are. You touch our brokenness and cleanse. We connect with your Spirit.

We move! Love springs forth from our hearts! Kindness is the daily message of our mouths. Faith permeates our souls. We feel the anointing of our heads with the conviction of your amazing, amazing grace.

Amen.

Prayer Phrase

“…in your presence there is fullness of joy…” (Psalm 16:11).

Spiritual Practice

Time with God

Sit quietly and let your breathing become calm and deep. Ask God’s Spirit to rest on you. See or sense the Spirit anointing you in the form of light, a dove, wind, color, or other images that might come. Ask to become aware of God’s love. Listen to the ways in which God wants to flow from your heart as living water. Give thanks that your name is “beloved,” that our name is Community of Christ.

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