By Shawn Flory Replogle
Creator of all that is seen and unseen,
We gather today to look upon Your creation with new eyes. We ask that You pull back the curtain of our busy lives and help us see this world stripped of its human constructs. Remove the artificial boundaries we have built, the systems of division we have created, and the temporary worries that consume our minds.
Grant us the grace to see this world as You see it. Help us look past the concrete, the status, and the noise, to perceive the raw beauty of Your handiwork and the infinite worth of every soul You have breathed life into. Let us see the earth not as a resource to be exhausted, but as a sanctuary of Your glory.
Reveal to us Your dreams for this world. Ignite our hearts with Your vision for restoration, justice, and absolute peace. May Your longing for unity, deep compassion, and unconditional love become the blueprint for how we live, serve, and love one another.
As we begin our time together, empty us of our own agendas and fill us with Your Holy Spirit. May our thoughts, words, and actions align with Your eternal purpose, bringing a piece of Your heaven down to this earth.
In the name of Jesus, we pray.
Amen.