For Trust In Abundance – Christine Valters Paintner

Spirit of Generous Abundance,
remind us there is always more than enough—
enough food, enough love, enough time, enough resources.
Help us to see how our disconnected patterns of living
amplify our scarcity.

Bring us into the joy and challenge of community
where bread divided multiplies, where laughter shared overflows.
Empower us to share freely from our own abundance
with others in need. Slow us down to see how time expands
when we breathe and pay attention.

Bless us in our efforts to trust
in your goodness and love pulsing through the world,
sustaining it moment by moment.
Give us the courage to speak out
when resources are distributed unfairly
so that we may remind others there is more to share.

Encourage us to release that which we no longer
need to hold on to so tightly.
Inspire us to live in a way that witnesses
to our trust in the lavish fullness of life.

~Christine Valters Paintner, A Book of Everyday Blessings (Ave Maria Press)