Dear Friends,
After such a painful week for our nation, I have no words and believe only prayer can comfort and guide us. Let us share and pray together these prayers from the Book of Common Worship.
God of ages, in your sight nations rise and fall, and pass through times of peril. Now when our land is troubled, be near to judge and save. May leaders be led by your wisdom; may they search your will and see it clearly. If we have turned from your way, help us to reverse our ways and repent. Give us your light and truth to guide us. Through Jesus Christ, Who is Lord of this world, and our Savior. Amen
Grant, O God, that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every human heart, that the barriers which divide us may crumble, suspicions disappear, and hatreds cease, and that, with our divisions healed, we might live in justice and peace; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen