Meditation on Forgiveness

Holy of holies

Divine light

Deep peace within us all

Through our missteps

Our ill will

Our inattention

We know we have wronged and caused pain to others

And we, too, have known pain and suffering

Yet we know these deeper truths

That our hearts are open to forgive

that we are worthy of being forgiven

And that together we can always begin again in love

Make us ready to embrace this spirit of open-hearted forgiveness

That we may know the healing power of mercy

And the enlivening joy of renewal

Blessed be.

Amen.

{delivered at Unitarian Society of Germantown, September 16, 2012}