Let us draw near in our hearts to God
whose hand sustains us in tenderness and peace.
Our praise we offer to the Lord of Life,
and we lay our petitions at your feet, O Savior,
asking your blessing and renewal to rest upon us.
Give us strength for the day before us,
and the heart to work for the release of captives,
the welcome of refugees
and the care of the forsaken,
that we may claim the name of Christ
only by walking in his ways.
May we proclaim the beauty of the gospel of Jesus
through the integrity and hope that informs our lives,
renouncing cruelty, avarice and falsehood,
purging our hearts of all callousness.
Beloved Savior, take us by the hand
to pull us up to the higher ground of love,
and grant your blessing upon those for whom we pray.
Amen.
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