Sacredise - Prayer: Using Our Wealth

Using Our Wealth

by John van de Laar

God of extravagant and inappropriate grace,
    we thank you for the wealth we enjoy,
        and for all the opportunities we have to share it.

Where nations buckle under the stress
    of impossible debts,
may we use our wealth of influence and voice
    to bring about liberation;

Where communities wrestle
with inequality and dividedness,
    may we use our wealth of love and welcome
        to bring about equity and connection;

Where people suffer
from poverty, lack of opportunity and shame,
    may we use our wealth of money
        to bring about sufficiency and dignity;

Teach us, God, to release our devotion to meritocracy,
        individualism and correctness,
    and to embrace your inappropriate justice,
        your scandalous grace,
        and your indiscriminate love.

In Jesus’ Name,
Amen.

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