Sacredise - Prayer: Quietly Prophetic

Quietly Prophetic

by John van de Laar

In a cynical and despairing world, O God,
    give us a quietly prophetic voice
        to proclaim your hope.

In a violent and angry world, O God,
    give us a quietly prophetic voice
        to proclaim your peace.

In a dismissive and disinterested world, O God,
    give us a quietly prophetic voice
        to proclaim your compassion.

In a lonely and inhospitable world, O God,
    give us a quietly prophetic voice
        to proclaim your love.

In a grieving and weeping world, O God,
    give us a quietly prophetic voice
        to proclaim your joy.

May we be so captivated by your hope, O God,
    that we cannot help but to whisper,
        to sing, and to enact,
    the message of your reign
        which is always coming into our world;
And may our quietly prophetic lives,
    be channels of your restoring grace
        wherever we may go.

Amen.

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