Exodus 34: 4-6,8-9; Daniel 3; 2 Cor 13: 11-13; John 3: 16-18

our merciful God
gracious
slow to anger
abounding
in steadfast
love and faithfulness
sending love
for salvation
we open
our hearts
our minds
our bodies
our breath
to his
holy breath
condemned
no longer
we see
the Truth
of love
we are
free
to live
in peace
will all

Do you experience the grace of God
Do you feel God’s breath in you?
Are you alive in his spirit?

Tobit 12:1-20; Tobit 13: 2-8; Mark 12:38-44

giving
from our surplus
we live
in our greed
not knowing
what is needed
for the journey-

nothing less
than everything

From where do you give?

Tobit 11:5-17; Psalm 146:1-0; Mark 12:35-37

sight
returned
we are freed
after years
of blindness
suffering
and pain
one comes
into our life
who knows
our need
for healing
and touches us
bringing Light

full of gratitude
we praise
the One
who is the source
of our blessing
and the one
who brings it

How have you been healed?
Who brought this blessing to you?

Tobit 6:10-11;8:4-9; Psalm 128:1-5; Mark 12:28-34

drawing near
to God
we know
we are to love
with all
our heart
our soul
and mind
and strength
loving God
ourselves
and our neighbor
praying
in thankfulness
and praying
for the courage
to live
His love
each day

Where do you find the courage to love each day?

Tobit 3:1-11,16-17; Psalm 25:2-9; Mark 12:18-27

our hearts
cry out
to God
in our distress
whom we trust
to guide us
to Truth
justice
compassion
and kindness

no longer misled
we see
beyond our mask
and pretense
to the face
of the living God
beholding a power
that challenges
all that we thought
we knew
and are healed

Are you challenged by the face of the living God?

Tb 2:9-14; Psalm 112: 1-9; Mark 12:18-17

pressed
by the needs
of the world
we become
short-sighted
and short-tempered
until
touched by the Spirit
we relinquish ourselves
into a greater
knowing
a greater
wisdom
and embrace
God’s love
and peace
as our guide

Do you feel the pressure of the world’s needs?
How do you respond?

Tobit 1:3, 2:1-8; Psalm 112:1-6; Mark 12:1-12

in our ignorance
desiring
what is not
our own
only given
for care
we lose
ourselves
in our wanting
destroying
the most precious thing
learning mercy
as we see
what we have done
we embrace His light
in our darkness
returning
through Love
to Life

Have you ever been lost?

Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104: 1, 24, 29-34; Cor 12: 3-7, 12-13; John 20: 19-23

breath
of Spirit
come down
upon us
one body
sharing
different
gifts for
common good
the face
of earth
renewed
as we speak
our own tongue
yet hear
in our heart
the marvels
of God’s love
our oneness
and see
glory

Do you live by the breath of God’s spirit?
Do you see our oneness in God?
What do you hear with your heart?

Acts 25:13B-21; Psalm 103:1-2,11-12,19-20; John 21:15-19

becoming
the Light
he saw
his life
proclaimed
the kingdom
of God
whose searching
glance
is upon us
seeking love
and justice
guiding us
into Truth
hating violence
and embracing
peace

What do you see that you become?

John 21:15-19

Jesus asks
“Do you love me?”

How do you respond?