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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Presence

When you love someone, the most precious gift you can give your loved one is your true presence… Without your full presence you won’t be able to recognize others, and they will feel unseen, misunderstood, and unloved.  Thich Nhat Hahn

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Lord
we live in a world of multi-tasking
we rush through life
with cell phones
iPads
computers

we write and talk
we produce
we offer ourselves on the altar
of productivity

but in the midst of it all
we are not present

we convince ourselves that it must be this way
we convince ourselves that we are “doing good”
we are doing it for our families
we are doing it for our congregations
we are doing it for our communities
we are doing it for those we serve and help

and yet
and yet
we are not in the moment
we are not present
we are not there
for our families
our congregations

we are not there for the person
who is right there in front of us
and needs
more than
anything else

one thing

us

Forgive us Lord
Help us to walk gently through our days
Help us to be
present

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