“Bring Me To A Halt”—A Prayer for December 11, 2020
Help me to remember, O God,
and before that, help me to see—
that each person who crosses my path
is bearing more than meets my eye,
is recovering from more past hurts than I know,
is healing from more wounds than the show.
So slow me down, God.
before I rush to argue,
before I dismiss them out of mind,
and, yes, before I insist on “fixing,”
bring me to a halt,
for just long enough
to stop in my tracks,
and see people
both honestly and gracefully,
and to recognize your image there,
and your wounds in theirs,
before I open my mouth to speak.
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