Sacredise - Prayer: Shalom

Shalom

by John van de Laar

We celebrate the dream of peace:
    Not only the absence of conflict,
        but the presence of true compassion
        and community;

We celebrate the dream of justice:
    Not only appropriate consequence,
        but radical, inclusive dignity
        and equality;

We celebrate the dream of goodness:
    Not only an end to corruption and evil,
        but the nurture of extravagant integrity
        and love;

We celebrate the dream of salvation:
    Not only life beyond the grave,
        but present wholeness
        and restoration for all;

Here and now, O God, we, your people,
        give you thanks and praise
    for the dream, and the reality,
        of Shalom.

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