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this is a prayer written by christa romig-leavitt that was read with 3 readers to close our “i am” series of sunday conversations about our identity in Christ. hearing it powerfully spoken with different voices can’t be recreated but we wanted to share it here as a prayer for anybody listening in.

Oh God,

The most high, the loveliest, the creator of creation.

Have you created me in your image?

Do I look like you?

Do I have your mouth?

Give me your mouth, that I may speak your words and breath your breath

Do I have your eyes?

Give me your eyes, To see you in all others and look with love into all other eyes

I hope I have your hands,

To hug and hold.

To work and plant seeds of joy and peace.

To plant food to feed the hungry

To plant trees to shelter the homeless

I want to look like you God…

because…

I want to be your child.

I think I am your child.

Am I your aroma?

Am I your daughter?

Am I your son?

Am I a treasure?

Am I your bride?

Do you think me that beautiful? That you could love me forever?

Help me trust

Learn

Know

That you have vowed to make me your bride

Help me be a bride to you. Loving you all my days and wanting you in all ways.

Help me remember that I am wanted.

I am wanted.

I am wanted. Because…

You want me.

And that means that I am

worthylovableamazing

The crazy thoughts in my head donʼt matter.

The flab under my arms donʼt matter.

The confusion in my heart donʼt matter.

Because

I am a child of God. Birthed by love.

Oh God,

Father Mother

Thank you for my self. This very self inside and out that you have made me and given me.

Help me to love you as no one has ever loved you.

Help me to love others as no one has ever loved them.

Help me to be you as fully as I can. Because

You are my God.

I am your Child.