God of Life and Light,
Source and Fountain of All Our Joys,
we open our hearts to you,
emptied of all pride and recalcitrance,
that we may instead be filled with your wisdom.
Fill our hearts with compassion, empathy, and integrity,
that we may witness to your glorious path of life.
Walking in the path our God sets before us,
may we renounce and resist
the thrones of death and suffering
upon which rest the tyrants and the oppressors;
may we never bow to the gods of greed, cruelty, and contempt.
Rather may we stand on the side of the righteous
and take our place alongside those
who fight for the common good and the dignity of all,
and work to free those held captive
by fear, want, or hopelessness.
Shine the light of your countenance upon us,
O God Our Shepherd,
and grant us strength and purity of heart,
and gather within your mercy and care
all those for whom we pray.
Amen.
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