Heavenly Father,
open our heart toward others and toward you.
Break down and melt within us the resistance that we erect against others.
Make us to be of one heart and one mind with others in the body, generous in giving, glad to participate in anything that advances this marvelous work going on in the midst of a world which is rapidly drifting into darkness and emptiness and coldness.
Thank you, Lord, for the warmth of your Spirit, and for your power and your grace among your people.
(Ray Stedman)