Open Hearts, Open Minds

Dear God, our hearts originated with Your heart, and our thoughts with Your thoughts. But sometimes we discover that we have separated ourselves from You, devising our own ways and means apart from Your loving, graceful intent. We pray then to reacquaint ourselves with the strength and peace of opening our hearts to You through opening our lives to our neighbors, friends, colleagues, those with whom we have differences, and even those with whom we experience conflict. We pray then to remind ourselves of Your creativity in solving the unsolvable and Your ability to unwrap the mysterious, revealing the truth that makes us free and binds us to You. Amen.