In a world that swirls with anger, Lord,
teach me to love.
In a world that sees attack as a right and a joy,
teach me to cherish breaking the chains of hate.
In a world that seeks conformity in the name of tolerance,
teach me the patience to stand firm in peace.
In a world that seeks to strike out and hurt what it doesn't agree with,
teach me to follow in your footsteps,
in your way,
following your light,
touched by your love,
this day, and always.
Amen.
(someone somewhere (not here at FR) wrote me a nasty comment about my prayer blog about my church, my belief and my high horse attitude. I wanted to strike out, and I admit, I did report the message to the managers of the system, but then I thought about it - if I cannot deal with small verbal persecutions, how can I walk the walk I talk about? So in response, I wrote this prayer.)
BTTT