Heavenly Father,
we ask you to keep us from taking the ordinary
so much for granted.
Help us be patient with each other.
Help us appreciate all people and
see anew the mystery of godliness within them.
Give us the humility to ask for the forgiveness we need
and the generosity to offer our own forgiveness
to others in return.
We ask this through your Son, Jesus Christ,
in union with the Holy Spirit. Amen.
From PrayerTime: Faith-Sharing Reflections on the Sunday Gospels, Cycle C, © RENEW International