Here’s a prayer of
intercession, petition, and commitment from the World Council of Churches.
Prayer
God, bringing light and
banishing fear,
we light this candle as a sign
of our willingness to be your
light in the world.
We remember before you our own
communities,
the places where we live and
work,
the people whose lives are
connected to ours.
We bring before you all the
people
whose stories we have witnessed
yesterday and will witness today,
and all those whose stories
have shaped our lives.
In Jesus, you show us how to
confront violence
and how to transform it into
peace and justice.
Fill us with your peace, that
we may be peacemakers.
Fill us with your truth, that
we may speak truth to power.
Fill us with your courage, that
we may bring hope to those who live in fear.
Fill us with joy, that we may
be your beacons in the world.
We ask it in the name of Jesus,
our brother and our friend, Amen.
~ from Laying Down Our
Stones, a liturgy adapted from a 2010 Lenten study compiled by the World
Council of Churches, the World YMCA, and WSCF.
Posted on the WSCF Europe website.
http://wscf-europe.org/mozaik-issues/mozaik-26-stop-being-silent/ecumenical-liturgy-laying-down-our-stones/
