As I read and listen to the news, Lord,
I see how much we need
your counsel and your Word,
I see how much we need
your counsel and your Word,
your compassion and your truth…
In the face of so much hate, Lord,
we’re left hungering for that love
that gives itself in sacrifice
’til sin shall be defeated
in the triumph of your grace…
In the midst of all our foolish ways
we thirst for wisdom, deep and clear,
to cleanse us of the prejudice
that arms our selfish deeds…
Our nation is divided, Lord, riven, lost
and governed by our stubbornness,
our mistrust and suspicion
and so we ask for your help
to make us once again
one people and one nation:
e pluribus unum…
We pray your intervention, Lord,
and ask you use the likes of us
to speak the truth with power,
to mend with care what’s broken,
to unite what’s torn apart,
to heal the wounds that bleed,
to right what’s gone so wrong,
to strengthen us in faith,
to fuel the fire of hope
to yield a crop of justice
and a harvest of lasting peace…
We pray your intervention, Lord,
and ask you use the likes of us
to speak the truth with power,
to mend with care what’s broken,
to unite what’s torn apart,
to heal the wounds that bleed,
to right what’s gone so wrong,
to strengthen us in faith,
to fuel the fire of hope
to yield a crop of justice
and a harvest of lasting peace…
We cannot do this on our own:
we need your help, your Word, your truth,
we need your Spirit deep within us
and your grace, our saving strength,
until at last we find anew, Lord,
the peace that you, and only you, can give…
we need your Spirit deep within us
and your grace, our saving strength,
until at last we find anew, Lord,
the peace that you, and only you, can give…
Save us from ourselves, Lord,
and deliver us from evil
for without you we are lost
and apart from you we’ll perish…
Protect us, Lord while we’re awake
and watch over us while we sleep
that awake, we might keep watch with you
and asleep, rest in your peace…
Tonight’s song is a very simple repeating refrain
but I find it prayerful, comforting and hopeful…
Make us one, Lord, make us one
Holy Spirit, make us one
Let your love flow so the world will know
We are one in you…
