You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God, I will extol you. O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. –Psalm 118:28-29
God of goodness,
Your love endures. Endures when our love fails and when we turn away from you.
You remain steadfast. Your covenant knows no end.
Help us, this Lent, to believe in your goodness. To know we are loved. To trust that you are always faithful. May we say to ourselves until we believe:
Your love endures forever. Your love endures forever. Your love endures forever.
For when we know this in our hearts, we can’t help but change. We will become more forgiving, because we know you forgive. We will become more generous, because we know of your generosity. We will become more grace-filled because of your graciousness.
The world is filled with hate, in spite of your love. Help us to believe in your love so much that we stop hating, speak out for justice, and carve the path of peace.
May we extol you in all that we do, by spreading the word of your love.
In your name, which is love, we pray,
Amen.
Kate Hurst Floyd
