Prayer 2841: The Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost

Eternal God, we open the doors of our hearts:
enter into our lives this day,
and make us whole.

Reconcile us to You, and one another,
that we amend our lives
and repair our relationships.
Teach us to tend
to the oil of our lamps,
and remember that
You are the source of all sight.
Make us not just wise but compassionate,
putting aside the fear of scarcity
that grips us by the throat
when we forget your promises.
Make us steadfast in protecting
the rights of all to food, shelter, and care,
that justice may roll down like waters
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

Draw near, O God, to the broken-hearted:
give your angels charge over those wait upon You.

Amen.