A Prayer

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

[photo is a sculpture in front of the Presbyterian House in Chautauqua]

I’m on study leave at the Chautauqua Institute.

In this morning’s worship we used this prayer:

Because the world is beautiful, and beauty is a tender thing, and we are stewards of creation, we need you, God.

Because human knowledge seems endless, and we do not know what we do not know, we need you God.

Because we can live without you, and are free to go against you, and could worship our wisdom alone, we need you, God.

(add your own intercessions here)

Because you came among us, and sat beside us,

and heard us speak and saw us ignore you,

and healed our pain and let us wound you,

and loved us to the end, and triumphed over all our hatred,

we need you, God.

Amen.