29 October 2024

Lord our God, to guide us on the path where you yourself come to meet us, you give us a single word that contains all the others: ‘You will love! Let it be the lamp of our steps.
Your Word is like bread. Let us savour it, share it and draw strength from it for the journey ahead.
Your Word is like water. May it irrigate everything in us that is barren or dried up and draw us towards its source.
Your Word is like fire. May it enlighten us and warm us, burning us with the desire for communion.
Your Word is like the earth. Root us in it so that we may experience the solidity and constancy of all that you give, demand and promise…