10/10/23

NIGHT PRAYER: Tuesday 10/10


It's war in the Middle East that drew me to the image below
    but there's a tragic irony that the painting is done
        in Ukraine's colors...



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
O God, help us hope for peace
    as war breaks out again...
 
Help us hope for reason's triumph
    over violence and bloodshed...
 
Help us hope for keen diplomacy 
    in place of strife and misery...

Help us hope that human decency
    resolve our ancient grievances...

Help us hope for consultation, 
    mediation, intervention...
 
Help us hope for wisdom's mystery
    to soften hardened hearts...
 
Help us hope for joy to rise again
    in souls weighed down by grief...
 
Help us hope for righteous order
    to defeat the reign of chaos...
 
Help us hope we'll find an end to war
    in finding you among us...

Help us hope that one day, very soon,
    we'll pound our swords into ploughshares
and together reap the harvest:
    the victory of peace...

Help us hope for more when all seems lost
    and put our trust in you, Lord,
you're the source of all the peace we know,
    your mercy paves the way...
 
Protect us, Lord, while we're awake
    and watch over us while we sleep
that awake, we might keep watch with you
    and asleep, rest in your peace...

Amen. 
 
Bring Us Hope by Ruth Elaine Schram

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Bring us hope
Bring us love
Bring us peace
peace and joy from above
 
Bring us hope, bring us love
peace and joy from above
bring us hope, bring us hope, bring us hope

Bring us light, take our darkness away
bring us light, turn our night into day
 
Bring us hope, bring us love
peace and joy from above
bring us hope, bring us hope, bring us hope
 
Hope to replace our hopelessness
love to refill our emptiness
peace in the midst of our distress
oh, how we need your joy 

Bring us hope, bring us hope, bring us love
bring us peace from above
bring us hope, bring us love,
peace and joy from above
bring us hope, bring us hope, bring us hope
 

  

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