Monday Meditation:
Holy God of life and light, generic
thank you for your presence here today.
We feel our eternal connection to you,
and through you, find the strength to be a light in the darkness of the world.

Surrounded by weapons of destruction,
we pray for peace.
In the midst of suffering,
and poverty,
and sickness,
we pray for healing.
Engulfed by the raging waters
of fear and misunderstanding,
we pray for compassion and enlightenment.

[silence]

God whose Spirit ignites all being,
make every day of our lives more deeply connected to you.
Help us know more about you, and by our discoveries,
help us learn more about ourselves,
our neighbors,
and those we mistake for enemies.
Educate us, O Supreme Teacher,
that we might better understand we are all your children—
loved, cared for, and clothed in your very essence.

[silence]

We confess we aren’t even close to perfect, God.
Yet, we also know that you love us unconditionally, imperfections and all.
Through our relationship with you,
help us accept both our own imperfections,
and the imperfections of the world.
Inspire is to resist sitting idly, doing nothing.
Embolden us to speak up, and act up, for love, truth, justice, and compassion.

[silence]

God of the cosmos, give us lives like Jesus—
full of empathy,
forgiveness,
love, and grace.
Show us that faith is an incredible shield against apathy.
We can’t snap our fingers and magically make everyone stop fighting,
or eliminate disease.
But we have faith that you, our foundational being, are constantly working in our world,
through every one of us,
to soften the hearts of the warmongers;
to melt the anger of the oppressor;
to encourage the enslaved and the forgotten,
reminding all of us we are never abandoned.
You heal us, Lord.
You make us complete.

We pray in the name of the one who shows us what a complete life looks like—Jesus Christ, who taught us to pray:

Our creator, who is all being,
honored is your name.
All existence is your dominion,
all activity is your inspiration.

Fill our bellies and our souls today,
and forgive us when we stumble,
as we forgive others,
because we all stumble now and then. 
For Yours is the only power,
from which all things flow,
all glorious, forever. Amen.