All the people, O Lord…
All the people around the world are your creations.
Sometimes we fail to see your face in other people.
Sometimes people who don’t look like we do or don’t pray like we do or don’t love like we do are hard for us to even recognize as your children.
But when we take the time to recognize each other, not just our local neighbors, but our worldwide neighbors as part of the same family as ourselves, we can begin to truly see just how awesome and diverse you are as our Lord.
God, please help us to know that we are all part of a global family, not just small communities that are part of your creation, but a global family, created by you, that is related to each other through your Spirit. Help us to recognize this so that we can truly love our neighbors as ourselves, because through only through loving our neighbors can we learn to truly love you. Whatever the language, sex, color, sexuality, or any other characteristic of others, we must realize how to love them as members of your and our family.
Lord, please be our help.
Amen.
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