Here is a thoughtful Epiphany (or Christmas) prayer
from Walter Brueggemann.
Prayer
On Epiphany day,
we are
still the people walking.
We are
still people in the dark,
and
the darkness looms large around us,
beset as we are by fear,
anxiety,
brutality,
violence,
loss —
a
dozen alienations that we cannot manage.
We are — we could be — people of your light.
So we
pray for the light of your glorious presence
as
we wait for your appearing;
we pray
for the light of your wondrous grace
as
we exhaust our coping capacity;
we pray
for your gift of newness that
will
override our weariness;
we pray
that we may see and know and hear and trust
in
your good rule.
That we may have energy, courage, and freedom to
enact
your
rule through the demands of this day.
We
submit our day to you and to your rule,
with deep joy and high hope.
~ written by Walter Brueggemann in Prayers
for a Privileged People (Nashville: Abingdon, 2008), p. 163. Posted on Journey with Jesus. http://www.journeywithjesus.net/poemsandprayers/
