*image created with AI, October 2024

O Lord of boundless grace,
in the vastness of Your mercy, You looked upon us—
not with the measured eye of judgment,
but with the unfathomable gift of love.

For You so loved this world,
our bruised, faltering world,
that You held nothing back,
not even Your Son.

Into the shadows He came,
Light Himself stepping softly, humbly,
offering not condemnation,
but a hand to the lost, a healing word to the weary.

O, what love is this,
that broke open heaven,
poured itself out like living water,
to heal, to save, to call us home?

Father, help us hold this truth
as close as breath, as deep as heartbeat,
that we may live, truly live,
wrapped in the fullness of Your grace,
echoing Your love to a world in need.

Amen.

*based on JN 3:16