Here’s
a pastoral prayer for Palm Sunday from the RevGalBlogPals
website. It was inspired by a prayer by Annabel Shilson-Thomas in the
United Kingdom.
Palm
Sunday Prayer
Jesus,
you set your face towards Jerusalem
and
walked alongside those who suffer.
Be
our vision,
that
we too may walk the way of compassion
and
extend a hand to those we meet.
Lord,
hear our prayer,
and in your love, answer.
and in your love, answer.
Lord,
you stopped to heal the sick
and
tend to those broken in body, mind or spirit.
Be
our vision,
that
we too may be a source of healing to all in need of your grace.
Lord,
hear our prayer,
and in your love, answer.
and in your love, answer.
Jesus,
you said,
“The
first shall be last and the last first.”
Be
our vision,
that
we too may work towards your realm –
when
the marginalized and oppressed will be raised up
and
know that they are indeed beloved children of the Holy.
Lord,
hear our prayer,
and in your love, answer.
and in your love, answer.
Jesus,
you took the time to pray and to be silent.
Be
our vision,
that
through our prayers, meditation and reflection
we
may draw closer to you and find our way on this journey of faith.
Lord,
hear our prayer,
and in your love, answer.
and in your love, answer.
Lord,
you entered Jerusalem with peace in your heart.
Be
our vision,
that
we too can live as people of peace
in
the face of the world’s many conflicts.
May
we hold your vision of justice and peace ever before us.
Lord,
hear our prayer,
and in your love, answer.
and in your love, answer.
Bless
us, O Blessed One,
as
we enter into the days ahead of us.
We
will need your power and presence to sustain us
as
we move through these difficult days together.
Spirit
of Love and Life, stay close.
These
and all the prayers of our hearts we offer in faith,
as we pray the way you taught us to pray:
Our
Father, which art in heaven….
~ adapted liberally from a prayer written by
Annabel Shilson-Thomas (UK). Posted on RevGalBlogPals. https://revgalblogpals.org/2008/03/16/palm-sunday-prayer/
