Gracious and Loving God,I open our minds to the goodnessand strength You bring in our lives.When we searched for beautyYou blessed us with human warmth and Love.Poured us aplenty with doses of blessed goodness and strength.You created within us a compassionatepresence 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.