MIDWEEK PRAYER

Hear's a little prayer in the style of the Beatitudes.  

Blessed be the Earth and those who tend her;

for she is the source and sustenance of our lives.

Blessed be the children who hunger for food

and learning and homes that are safe;  

their future is shaped by our choices today.

Blessed be the refugees, fleeing the violence of war and poverty,

may they find shelter, peace and work that sustains them.

Blessed be those who are fighting for freedom,

resisting oppression and risking their lives in the struggle for justice;

for they are the frontline of a new beginning.

Blessed be the wrongly judged and persecuted; 

for their's is a sorrow lessened only by mercy and human kindness.

Blessed be the story-tellers, music-makers and artists;

for they brighten our world.

Blessed be those who mourn and grieve because of

the wars we've fought and the lives we've lost;

may peace be theirs and ours.