Almighty God,
When we consider
all the difficulty and pain and suffering in the world
We are
tempted to desire that you might act now and definitively
That you
would rise against those who oppress and exploit
Come against
the violent, the
We find comfort
in the image and idea of God as warrior
Our enemies
vanishing like a puff of smoke before you
Melting like
wax in the fire of your power
The wicked
vanquished and the righteous rejoicing
Gracious God,
In the face
of that suffering and wrong we see you at work
Yes you are
holy and mighty but you respond with care and compassion
You are with
and for those at the margins and who suffer
You are
father to the fatherless and protect the widow
You invite
us to dwell with you in your presence
You are with
the lonely and lowly and invite us into your family
You lead the
prisoners free with singing and joy
Great is you
love for us
God who
stoops down to care
We are grateful
that you act in this gracious manner
We know that
we have done wrong and deserve your enmity
Our unlove and
indifference has contributed to the worlds sorrow
Yet you have
shown us your justce, mercy and compassion
You sent Jesus into the world, to show us your way to
live
Jesus,
invited us back to you and by the cross made the way possible
You showed us
your great love, in forgiveness and reconciliation
You dwell
with us to call us to be your people to live out your love
Compassionate
and caring God,
You respond
to the world sorrows by sending your spirit to dwell in us
To empower us
to see your kingdom come your righteousness reign
Sometimes we
see our faith and prayer as a hope for reprieve and escape
But while we
wanted an airlift out you jump right into it with us
We pray for the
mountains of injustice and suffering to be removed
You roll up
your sleeves and get to it and inviting us to work with you
Fill us with
your spirit’s presence to witness and work with you
That the
world would know your justice and mercy to your glory
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