Lord,
When people I care about
fall out with each other
I often seem to find myself
caught in the middle,
able to see the rights and wrongs,
the blindness and the hurt
on each side.
I find myself wishing
that these people,
who feel so annoyed with each other
and so hurt,
could only get along.

Is that what it’s like for you, Lord?
You look at us through eyes of love
and in your eyes each one of us is a work of art,
a treasure,
someone to be cherished
and deeply loved.
But we so often fail to see each other
through eyes of love
and we often find ourselves
at loggerheads.
Do you feel overwhelmed with sadness
when we fall out among ourselves
yet again?

Lord,
help me not to despair
in my role as peace-maker.
Help me to deal with the stress,
help me not to give up
and help me to remember
to look at each person
through eyes of love.

© Claire Murray