A PRAYER FOR OUR TIME
Dear Mother/Father God, who art still a great mystery
Please reside in our hearts as well as in the world all
around us
Hallowed be thy presence, like a cool stream on a hot
summer’s day
May we feel your compassion, your kindness, and your deep
abiding love.
When the world we see continues to live with war, violence,
grave injustices
That are undermining the well-being of our planet, it is
easy to feel discouraged.
We are in a critical time, Oh Creator, and we need some
levity-laughter, song, prayers, a growing awareness of how each of us can begin
in earnest to work with others
To nurture choices that will allow a rebirth of hope, an end
to labors that leave us depleted and exhausted. We need to be curious and creative, not so fearful and
defensive.
We need to open to what can sustain and preserve life, in
our personal and communal lives.
We need to live with so many questions yet unanswered. We need Faith!
Please hear our prayers, our lamentations for the
misunderstandings that create conflict.
Help us truly hear and honor one another. This is Father’s Day. Please be with all fathers, those who
have passed on, those learning new ways to parent and be willing partners,
those who are lonely and lacking the family support, the community they need to
thrive. Please help the rest of us
find simple ways to honor and support these men who are interwoven in our
lives, too. Thank you for
listening. It feels good to share
with you!
Shalom. May we feel your
blessings as we go about this new day!
From Carol,
written June 15, 2014
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