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\"\"<\/a>I look in the mirror and see a jumble of flaws.
\nPlease, help me see myself as You see me:
\nPerfect. Whole. Capable.
\nHelp me to view my defects as potential,
\nmy awkwardness as a different beauty.
\nPrevent me from self-harm,
\nand from habits that bring me shame.
\nHelp me to accept myself as I am,
\njust as You do,
\nwith limitless kindness and forgiveness.<\/p>\n

– Lori Strawn, Prayables<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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