Prayer To Remember

Daphne recited a prayer at evensong last night that really touched on a lot of things I have been thinking about and praying about. I wanted to share it with y'all.


O God, whose mystery is as deep as the mist that sometimes shrouds the hills round Grahamstown, yet who has shown yourself clearly in the love and teachings of Jesus, we praise you for the faith that has brought us together and for the great line of saints whose lives and witness have conspired to make believers of us across the years. Forgive, we pray, the busyness and indifference that have often characterized our spirits, so that we have not lived with either the joy or the commitment that might have marked our daily lives. Draw us back into your way that we may experience redemption as sick persons experience recovery, and show us how to redesign our existence in keeping with your eternal plan. We remember the desperateness of the world beyond our walls, and bow in prayer for the many peoples of our globe. (We remember particularly the people of Zimbabwe at this time - this World Day of Prayer for Zimbabwe - we prayer for people who govern the world: our own government, and governments and all involved in political life; We pray for the affairs of the world, and the life of the nations, for peace among the nations, and peace within each nation) Some people have inadequate food and water and medical care, and many languish in ignorance and superstition. Teach us to share our own resources with them in such a way that the world may no longer be divided between those who have and those who don't. Remind us of the power of your Spirit to transform every earthly situation. Gift us with a word that will challenge our self-satisfaction and raise our eyes to new horizons of love and self-giving, that we may glorify you in all we think and say and do. for your are God and we are your people, through Jesus Christ our Lord.