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We pray today
\nFor an open heart
\nA heart that welcomes in
\nThose who feel lost
\nThose who feel abandoned
\nThose without hope<\/p>\n

We ask you to help us
\nMake room in our hearts
\nTo clear out spaces cluttered
\nBy fear
\nBy anxiety
\nBy dispair<\/p>\n

Let your grace clean up forgotten corners
\nLet your mercy open the locked doors
\nLet your power lift out the hoarded refuse<\/p>\n

Renovate
\nRedecorate
\nRestore<\/p>\n

Let hospitality replace hostility
\nLet acceptance replace animosity
\nLet\u00a0sanguinity replace sorrow<\/p>\n

Roll out the welcome mat
\nLet it be a red carpet
\nLet our accommodations reflect
\nThe home you have made for us
\nIn you<\/p>\n

We pray today
\nFor an open heart<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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