O God,
as I begin walking with you this Lent,
give me an experience of your heart.
Draw me deeply into your very being,
into the core of your love
for me, others, and the world.
Help me and those who pray this prayer with me
to see others the way you see them:
loving them, forgiving them, and delighting
in the way they give glory to God through their very existence.
Help us to discern out of that open place of deep affection
so that we, too, might be useful vessels of your love
in the world.
Amen.