“Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.”(Isaiah 30:26 KJV)
The world is fractured. We broke it--not deliberately, of course. We lost touch with the divine spirit within us that called us to love all of creation. Instead, we followed our human instincts to look out for ourselves while neglecting everything else. This seismic shift away from what God intended created deep fissures. Although we broke it, we can’t fix it. We need Divine help to repair, reconcile, and restore this world. Thus, we take all our wounds to the Lord, our Healer, who makes us whole. God’s light brings complete clarity, renews our perspectives, and purifies our souls.
“O God of the poor,
help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth,
so precious in your eyes.
Bring healing to our lives,
that we may protect the world and not prey on it,
that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.
Touch the hearts
of those who look only for gain
at the expense of the poor and the earth.
Teach us to discover the worth of each thing,
to be filled with awe and contemplation,
to recognize that we are profoundly united
with every creature
as we journey towards your infinite light.” (Pope Francis)
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