Here’s an excerpt from an Advent prayer
inspired by Isaiah 2:1-5. It was written by Angela Bryan and Sam Hargreaves,
and posted on the Engage Worship website.
Swords into Ploughshares
(inspired by Isaiah
2:1-5)
In the last days
they will beat their swords into ploughshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
So, in these days,
we will turn around the camera
of our self-centred selfies
to take a long, loving look
at the face of Christ in others.
So, in these days,
we will upturn the podium
of our calculated competitiveness
and elevate the least among us.
So, in these days,
we will dismantle the walls of our fear,
which keep at arm’s length the refugees,
the foreigners, the homeless,
and build them homes
with those same bricks and these same arms...
they will beat their swords into ploughshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
So, in these days,
we will turn around the camera
of our self-centred selfies
to take a long, loving look
at the face of Christ in others.
So, in these days,
we will upturn the podium
of our calculated competitiveness
and elevate the least among us.
So, in these days,
we will dismantle the walls of our fear,
which keep at arm’s length the refugees,
the foreigners, the homeless,
and build them homes
with those same bricks and these same arms...
~
written by Angela Bryan and Sam Hargreaves. To see the full prayer, visit Engage Worship here. Sign up is free, and gives you access to a
wealth of wonderful worship resources.
To use this prayer (or part of this prayer) in worship, please use the
following attribution: copyright © Angela Bryan, Sam
Hargreaves/engageworship.org.
