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April 06, 2011
Let us pray
I was asked by a head teacher to write three prayers for their school end of term service today. And so I did.
They gave me three different areas for reflection.They may or may not be for you:
1) We pray for the victims of savage climate:
Dear father in heaven and father on earth,
Hear our prayer amid earthquake, famine and flood.
Walk with us to these places of loss, worry and fear.
And touch every troubled soul with care and kindness.
To those who have, give generous hearts;
to those who have not, give courage and hope.
Dear Father in heaven and father on earth,
Hear our prayer amid earthquake, famine and flood.
Pause
2) We pray for the victims of harsh circumstance:
Dear father of the broken and father of the sad,
Hear our prayer amid poverty, rejection and hunger.
Walk with us to the shop doorways of the homeless and the park bench of the outcasts.
Be strength in their struggle and a light in their despair.
To those who walk by, give understanding hearts;
And to those knocked down, energy to rise and live again.
Dear father of the broken and father of the sad,
Hear our prayer amid poverty, rejection and hunger.
Pause
3) We pray for those whose lives touch our own:
Dear father of mine and father of ours,
Hear our prayer for those with whom we live and share our lives.
Walk with us to our homes and to the memories of hopes and people lost.
Warm that which is cold with neglect; and water that which is dry with busy-ness.
To the blessed and loved, give grateful hearts;
And to those now strangers to happiness, give your impossible trust and joy.
Dear father of mine and father of ours,
Hear our prayer for those with whom we live and share our lives.
So be it in heaven, so be it on earth. Amen.
Posted by Mr Bojangles at April 6, 2011 06:22 PM