Today,
    grant me
        a shattering, transformative encounter with you, my Christ,
            ego-stripping,
                humbling,
                    overwhelming,
                        overturning.

Awaken me to accept
    that the things I own,
        how much money I have,
            how much power I wield,
                the work I do,
                    how spiritual I am–
    none of it is a measure of my worth.

You are all that matter,
    and therefore, Love is all that matters:
        if my words do not reflect love,
           if my actions do not embody love,
              if I disparage and insult,
    I live in illusion.

But face-to-face with you, my Christ,
    may all illusion crumble.
Leave me stripped,
    naked,
        fragile,
            vulnerable–
    only then will I know Reality,
        only then will I come alive.

Help me to see, my Christ,
    that I am worthy,
        solely and only,
            because I am your beloved.

I am your Beloved.

Only this.

By your grace,
    I release all but You.

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