LORD REMOVE ALL THAT IS NOT OF YOU

Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, and be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you. Ephesians 4:31-32

Holy One, You call us from the busy lives we lead; You call us from our preoccupations and selfishness; You call us to put away our wrath, and our anger; You call us to be kind to one another, tender hearted and forgiving to all people. Help us, live up Your calling, we come to You, seeking Your courage, strength, and guidance. Knowing that without You we are lost. Renew us and guide us in Your love; teaching us how to be sensitive to the culture in which we live, that we may hear and understand its needs. Teaching us how to frame Your Good News for our time, teaching us how to trust You in the journey of life; teaching us how to live Your peace in our broken world; teaching us how to live and share Your abundant grace.Grant us, O God, the sensitivity and wisdom to be inclusive to all people and all nations. We pray for all who live in violence, all who live in hunger, and all who mourn this day. May they know Your healing presence. Help us work together to bring peace, healing and wholeness to all corners of Your creations. All of this we pray in the name of the one whose life showed us the face of God in human form.
Amen.