-by Robert Eller-Isaacs

For remaining silent when a single voice would have made a difference,
we forgive ourselves and each other other; we begin again in love.

For each time that our fears have made us rigid and inaccessible,
we forgive ourselves and each other; we begin again in love.

For each time that we have struck out in anger without just cause,
we forgive ourselves and each other; we begin again in love.

For each time that our greed has blinded us to the needs of others,
we forgive ourselves and each other; we begin again in love.

For the selfishness which sets us apart and alone,
we forgive ourselves and each other; we begin again in love.

For those and for so many acts both evident and subtle which have fueled the illusion of separateness,
we forgive ourselves and each other; we begin again in love.