I have been immersing myself in Irish poet Padraig O'Tuama's gentle prayer book, "Being Here: Prayers for Curiosity, Justice and Love" each morning. It is gorgeous, spare and thought-provoking in the best ways.

Here is the opening prayer I read each morning:

Turning to the day and to each other

we open ourselves to the day and each other.

This is the day that the Lord has made

and a day we'll have to make our way through.

Whether with ease or pain, with patience or joy

may we find opportunities for generosity toward others and ourselves.

May we find moments of encounter even in isolation.

May we find stories and memories even in the most complicated corners.

May we start again where we have failed again.

May we confess and be confessed to.

Because this is a way of living

that's worth living daily.

AMEN.

Isn't that just the loveliest thing?

So lovely that the more I pray it, the lovelier it gets.

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