Be open (Vol 1 No 54)
Be open to the universe around us;
Be open to its fury and its charm,
To all the harmony and all the harshness;
Exposing us to love and pain, to joy and harm.
Be open to the stirring of the Spirit
That prompts us say a word or do a deed.
The possibilities that may confront us
To build a bridge, to give a gift, to sow a seed.
Be open to the need and pain of others;
Stand close beside the ones who know despair,
When fear and sadness fill the dark horizon;
Our prayers have meaning only when we show we care.
Be open to our failure and wrong doing,
Confess our weakness and our stubborn way.
Be open to the spirit of correction;
To hear rebuke but then the challenge not to stray.
Be open to our beauty and our value,
In God’s own image we are born to live.
Be open to a word of commendation,
For times we love, for times we care, for times we give.
Let us be open to the unknown future;
God is our partner in our joy and pain;
Be open to our living in God’s Spirit;
Let truth prevail; let peace abound; let hope sustain.
Tune Charterhouse AHB 103,175 Not in TiS These lyrics do not suit other 11.10.11.10 metrical AHB or TiS tunes.
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