Reader: God, we come today as people whose lives contain brokenness ...
All: ... but you’ve promised that you don’t brush aside the bruised and the hurting.
Reader: Instead, you welcome all who come seeking.
All: You reach out to all of creation with open hands.
Reader: So meet us where we are.
All: We need your boundless, overflowing grace.
Reader: You're a God of limitless love and mercy.
All: For this, we give you praise.