Lord, catch me off guard today. Surprise me with some moment of beauty or pain so that at least for the moment, I may be startled into seeing that you are here in all your splendour, always and everywhere, barely hidden, beneath, beyond, within this life I breathe.
Frederick Buechner
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Image: Startled Deer - A Prairie Scene, painted circa 1847 by Victor Gifford Audubon (1809–1860) and John Woodhouse Audubon (1812–1862). Brooklyn Museum, gift of A. B. Baylis through The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
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In St Mary’s prayer cycle for this month, today we pray for all who suffer the effects of others’ prejudice.
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If you would like to contribute to these reflections, please do email Katherine Cox at kvcox-therapy@gmail.com