Lord God, You have created us all in Your image and have loved

Lord God, You have created us all in Your image and have loved your creation with an everlasting and costly love. But all too often we are blind and fail to see Your image in others. We exclude those who are not like us and sometimes we even express disdain for others. Forgive our self-centered lives. Forgive us when we are dismissive of others because they don’t look like us or think like us. Renew in us a love for others so that Your people would reflect the beauty of Your creation and Your saving work in all of our lives. We pray this in the name of Jesus, who…