A Prayer for 2015
Here we go again, God.
Another year begins with its new resolutions
replacing last year’s broken, unfulfilled ones.
Give me strength and resolve to set realistic goals
and follow through on them.
More importantly,
please do something about this broken, suffering world,
where politicians work for corporate sponsors rather than public good,
where the wounds of institutional racism continue to fester and bleed,
where people justify killing their neighbors in your holy name,
where the world heats and threatens to incinerate as leaders cower.
Ignite in others and me a fiery compassion.
Renew our hope in your revolutionary call to world transformation.
Pull us away from mindless, distracting devices,
and guide us on your road of justice.
Make 2015 a year of the real peace you showed us in Jesus. Amen.
Found in “The Thoughtful Christian”
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Carolyn