Here’s a prayer for others from Ann Siddall.
Prayer for Others
Reconciling
Christ, bless our efforts to bring about reconciliation.
Give
us the strength to persevere without counting the hurts,
and
to find within ourselves the capacity to keep on loving.
Give us the grace to be able to stand in the middle
of situations,
and to be a conduit for the deep listening
which can lead to healing and forgiveness.
Help
us to conduct ourselves with dignity,
giving
and expecting respect, moving from prayer to action,
and
from action back again into prayer.
Grant that we may be so grounded in your love,
that our security is not threatened if we change our
minds,
or begin to see a better way to act.
Bless
those who are called to reconcile on a large-scale –
politicians,
world leaders, leaders of business,
and
those who stand in the midst of bitter conflict.
Reconciling Christ, bless us and bless all who
engage
in the sacred work of envisioning new wholeness,
and bringing people and nations together.
Amen.
~ written by Ann Siddall, in Lent to Easter
liturgies: Year C. Posted on the website of the Stillpoint
Spirituality Centre. http://stillpoint.unitingchurchsa.org.au/
