Our self-absorption often distracts us from seeing where God's love is being born out all around us. It is a love that says, "give" while society says "get," and we are listening to the "get" navigational device on our life's journey.
Or maybe we intentionally avoid seeing it because the Kingdom of God has terrible arithmetic. It is a love that says, "follow this way of life and give your life," while society says, "follow the wisest course and be a success."
The Kingdom of God's wisdom lies in the time-tested truth that the more that we live in love and give it away, the more we are growing toward grace. But to our cynical realism, this seems foolish.
We must confess, we often get this wrong and miss out on "God with us." So we come asking for grace and forgiveness.
Give us wisdom; with ears to hear where the songs of peace on earth and goodwill to men are being sung in your world, and eyes to see where love is being born.
Amen
