Prayer for presence

In the excitement and chaos and energy of the new semester, I offer you this prayer:

In the gift of this new day
In the gift of this present moment
In the gift of time and eternity intertwined

Let us be thankful
Let us be attentive
Let us be open to what has never happened before.

In the gift of this new day
In the gift of this present moment
In the gift of time and eternity intertwined.

–J. Philip Newell