Daily Prayer

The clergy and laity of the New England Conference are sharing a daily prayer based on the Revised Common Lectionary for the week.
 You are welcome to use these in worship or in your own devotions.

I Understand Now
 Based on Mark 9:49-50
 I lifted the salt from the Dead Sea’s edge
 So sharp, and bright; it’s upper most layer
 So dark, and brown, dirty it’s lower depths.
 I understand now.
 The closer I am to you O God
 The purer and more beautiful I am.
 The farther away I am to you O God
 The duller and more lifeless I become.
 I understand now.
 Come, O God into my being.
 Enliven me, enlighten me, brighten me.
 Let me taste the salt of your love.
 Let me be salt for you. Amen.

~ Pastor Kerry Cameron, First United Methodist Church, Burlington VT;