O God, the Origin of love and Giver of new life, have
mercy on us and on our world, that we, consumed by hypocrisy, prejudice, and
greed, may be transformed by your Word, and the world, thrashing blindly in
despair, may be restored by your Spirit; all this we ask in the Name of Jesus
Christ your Peace. Amen.
For the world that, being freed from addictions to waste,
war, pollution, and self-desecration, it may heed your words of warning and
walk in your ways,
Create in us a
broken heart
And renew in us a peaceful spirit
For our nation that, being freed from the idolatrous
consumption of goods, the unholy pursuit of profits, and the exploitation of
the weak, it may heed your words of justice and walk in your ways,
Create in us an
anguished heart
And renew in us a peaceful spirit
For our community that, being freed from ignorance,
arrogance, prejudice, and contempt, it may heed your words of wisdom and walk
in your ways
Create in us a
humble heart
And renew in us a peaceful spirit
For the Church that, being freed from infidelity and
hypocrisy, it may heed your words of truth and walk in your ways
Create in us a
faithful heart
And renew in us a peaceful spirit
For us that, being freed from self-destructive
self-indulgence, we may heed your words of liberation and walk in your ways,
Create in us an
awakened heart
And renew in us a peaceful spirit
For the blessings we have received that, being freed from
ungrateful hearts and narrow minds, we may heed your words of grace and walk in
your ways,
Create in us a
pure heart
And renew in us a peaceful spirit
For those in trouble, grief, need, or crisis that, being
freed from helplessness and hopelessness, they may heed your words of power and
walk in your ways
Create in us an
open heart
And renew in us a peaceful spirit
For those who have died, that they may hear your words of
welcome and rest in peace
Dear God, we turn to you as slaves who enslave others with
our sins, and we place ourselves in your care as clay in the hands of a potter;
re-make, remold, and restore us in your image and likeness, that we may renew
our community, our nation, your Church, and your world, that they may abandon
the ways of injustice and embrace the ways of true peace. Amen.
