Sacredise - Prayer: A Goodness Worth Pursuing

A Goodness Worth Pursuing

by John van de Laar

Goodness isn't always popular, Jesus;

There are those who doubt that it has value,

that fear that goodness only leaves us vulnerable

and unable to navigate the complexities of the real world.

But, we believe that the opposite is true,

that it is goodness that must ultimately prevail,

and that holds the key to the wholeness and happiness we seek.

And so we pray for goodness to infiltrate every un-good place,

where callous self-interest humiliates and impoverishes others,

where casual disregard for the common good

undermines security and neighbourliness,

where unexamined or overstated fear addicts us to control,

where our obsession with the immediate

blinds us to the consequences of our actions.

Teach us the power of the good,

the healing of the noble,

the life of the praiseworthy,

and capture our hearts that we may give ourselves to know

your goodness -

the only goodness that is truly worth pursuing.

Amen.

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