Ours
We thank you, O God, for those possessions that amount to an extension of ourselves and thus are very meaningful to us: a cherished house, family pictures, a favorite chair, a treasured book, or a particular spot in our yard, for example.
Please give us an increasing awareness that even those possessions that mean the most to us are gifts from you that are meant to enhance our experience of life but not to give ultimate meaning to our life.
Let us be grateful for the privilege of having and enjoying them but protect us from hoarding and clinging to them in a way that shows that we place too much trust and find too much security in them.
Constantly remind us that whether or not our treasured possessions remain ours, we always remain yours.
Help us to go in the strength offered by you through what is ours to offer ourselves to those who are still searching for what is truly theirs.
Amen.
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