Lord, as I come back to you
with all my heart this Lent,
help me share my neighbors’ burdens
as we travel side by side…
Open up my heart to see
my burdens growing lighter
as I reach and help my neighbors
bear their troubles and their pain…
Open, Lord, my lips, my mouth
when words might help and heal –
but let me know when silence whispers
all that need be said…
Open all our hearts
as we return to you this Lent,
for when we give our hearts away
we give ourselves to you…
Amen.