Sunday Prayer: Proper 20B, Pentecost 17B

Holy One, you are always

more compassionate than we can imagine,

full of kindness and wisdom.

You, O God, are justice

 and justice is You.

Watch over us, God of all creation –

Those who are suffering for any reason –

For want of food – deliver us from hunger, famine, dirty water, poor soil,

From too much – deliver us from greed and selfishness.

For those who are ill in body, mind or spirit

May your love bring healing and wholeness

The well-being that only you can bring, peace.

Over all creation, O God, give watch.

You, O God are justice, and justice is you.

Be with leaders of provinces, nations, states, cities, villages

May all civic leaders be filled with wisdom

May our leaders have a mind for all people.

May our discourse be civil and our compassion endless.

May we set aside bitter envy and selfish ambition.

May we listen deeply and respond

with hearts full of God’s wisdom and justice.

We give thanks, O God

For all the blessings of this life

For life itself.

For sun, moon, and stars,

For enough food, clean water, and fresh air

To sustain a healthy life as you desire.

For patience, the ability to grow in wisdom

For your mercy, alive in Jesus

For your tenderness embracing

Our vulnerabilities like children

Seeing into our lives, with love.

You, O God are justice, and justice is you.

You are always more compassionate than we can imagine,

full of kindness and wisdom.

You, O God, are justice

And justice is you.

Amen.