Though we may saunter into this week as people who have it all together, you see how we stumble on the inside. When will we learn to stop trying to hide from you? Gently reveal the complicated narrative of self-rejection that we have told ourselves all our lives. Bring the false stories to the surface, we pray. Because for all the ways we have experienced healing, we know there is still so much within us that remains unseen. Shine the warm light of grace into the shadows and be the courage we need to respond. Hold back shame, fear, and anger with your powerful hand and extend to us your
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