Prayer: Quietly Prophetic
Here’s a prayer
of petition from John van de Laar.
Quietly Prophetic
In a cynical
and despairing world, O God,
give us a
quietly prophetic voice
to proclaim
your hope.
In a violent
and angry world, O God,
give us a
quietly prophetic voice
to proclaim
your peace.
In a dismissive
and disinterested world, O God,
give us a
quietly prophetic voice
to proclaim
your compassion.
In a lonely and
inhospitable world, O God,
give us a
quietly prophetic voice
to proclaim
your love.
In a grieving
and weeping world, O God,
give us a
quietly prophetic voice
to proclaim
your joy.
May we be so
captivated by your hope, O God,
that we cannot
help but to whisper,
to sing, and to
enact,
the message of
your reign
which is always
coming into our world;
And may our
quietly prophetic lives,
be channels of
your restoring grace
wherever we may
go.
Amen.
~ written by
John van de Laar, and posted on Sacredise.com.
