Gracious and Loving God,

I open our minds to the goodness

and strength You bring in our lives.

When we searched for beauty

You blessed us with human warmth and Love.

Poured us aplenty with doses of blessed goodness and strength.

You created within us a compassionate

presence that is so much greater than ourselves,

so much greater than our imaginations

could ever take us on our own.

It is then that I remember

God steps forth as the loving arms of Mother.

Giving us true happiness.

©Russell Kendall Carter, BA. MAT. Dlitt.