Teach us your ways, O God, that we may turn aside from all that divides us from each other, and from You.
Too long have we held fast to old wounds and wrongs; help us to open our hearts, forgive those who hurt us, and fill our hearts with peace.
Too long have we learned war, and equated peace with weakness; help us unchain ourselves from fear, and free ourselves from bondage.
Too long have we wandered the paths of blindness and stereotyping: open our eyes to see our neighbors as the faces of Christ.
Too long have we eaten the ashes of rancor and bitterness; fill our mouths with words of love and brotherhood, sweeter than honey in the comb.
Almighty One, we ask your mercy for those who are in pain: for the sick, the sorrowing, and those who mourn. Abide with us, Spirit of Compassion, and in your mercy forgive us and make us whole. Draw into your light all those who cry out to you, and hear the whispered prayers of your people.
Amen.
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