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 Today we turn our attention to all the gifts present in our lives at this moment: To family, friends, meaningful work, our bodies, our lives, the food that sustains our lives. We turn our attention to the many lives that have brought us to this moment: to the plants and animals that give us the energy to work, play, love, think, and pray; to the many people who labor to support our lives, largely unseen by us, perhaps even when they work in our presence. We turn our attention to the elemental forces that sustain the plants and animals, the human workers, and we among them all: to the sun, the water, the air, the soil. We turn our attention to the universe itself, unfathomable but entirely present in every constituent part. We turn our attention to God, the source, guide and goal of life. To all that is we say, Bless what is for being. We pray that all we have received from You, the Divine Source, may be used for compassion, for peace, for reconciliation. Amen
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