Let us never forget, Lord,
how you cause the sun to rise and set
on the just and the unjust,
on the young and the old,
on people of every color and kind,
on warmongers and peacemakers,
on Democrats and Republicans,
on the unborn, the newborn and the dying,
on those who are sad and those who party,
on those who believe and those who don't,
on those who harm and those who heal,
on sinners and on saints...
Whatever today has brought us, Lord,
whatever we've brought to this day
- and whatever tomorrow may bring -
your light will shine all over the world,
your mercy will cleanse and forgive,
your patience will faithfully wait upon us,
your Spirit will urge us to justice and peace,
your Word will call us to seek the truth,
your grace will set us free from our sins
and your rain will refresh us, one and all,
saints and sinners alike...
All our help, O Lord, comes from you,
the maker of heaven and earth...
Protect us, Lord, while we're awake
and watch over us as we sleep
that awake, we might keep watch with you
and asleep, rest in your peace...
Amen.
Psalm 121 by Francis Patrick O'Brien
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Our help is from the Lord, the maker of heaven,
the maker of heaven and earth.
I lift up my eyes to the mountains,
from where shall come my help?
My help shall come from the Lord,
the maker of heaven and earth.
May our God, ever wakeful,
not allow you to fall.
No, he sleeps not nor slumbers;
for Israel, God is at guard.
God is your guard and protection;
by your side God shall stand.
By day the sun shall not harm you
nor the moon in the night.
The Lord will shelter you from evil;
God will guard your soul,
will guard your coming and your going
both now and forever more.
