Glory be to God for dappled things– For skies of couple-color as a brinded cow; For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim; Fresh firecoal chestnut falls; finches’ wings; Landscape plotted and pieced–fold, fallow, and plough; And all trades, their gear and tackle and trim. All things counter, original, spare, strange; Whatever is fickle,

O Lord, you know how busy I must be this day. If I forget you, do not forget me. Sir Jacob Astley

God of the poor help us rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth, so precious in your eyes. Bring healing to our lives, That we may protect the world and not prey on it. That we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction. We wish to be one with Pope Francis In this resolve.

May you become ancestors who see your children’s children. May you become known for the hospitality of your table. May God favor you with friends who respect you and troubles that neglect you. May God bless your home and all who are home to you.

Loving God, in every generation you bless us with holy womenlike Louise de Marillac, founder of the Daughters of Charity.Thank you for St. Louise and thank you for these holy women I know and know about…They serve you in those around them with love and  gladness.

Creator, open our hearts to peace and healing between all people. Creator, open our hearts to provide and protect for all children of the earth. Creator, open our hearts to respect for the earth, and all the gifts of the earth. Creator, open our hearts to end exclusion, violence, and fear among all. Thank you

You keep your pledge with wonders, O God our Savior, the hope of all the earth and of far distant isles. You uphold the mountains with your strength, you are full of power. You still the roaring of the sea and the roaring of their waves. Psalm 64