NIGHT PRAYER: Wednesday 8/21

NIGHT PRAYER: Wednesday 8/21


How long O Lord?
How long before we learn?
How long before your word seeps deep
    into our minds?
    our thoughts?
    our hearts?
How long before your word curbs
    our greed and grab for more and more?
    our lust for power and prestige?
    our  selfish schemes? 
    our plans? our games?
    our deadly foolishness?
How long before we learn, at last,
that forgetting our history
does, indeed, condemn us to repeat it?
How many times, Lord,
will we rehearse, restage, replay,
revile and repent
these tragedies, these horrors,
this senseless, needless loss of human life 
and our dignity as men and women 
fashioned in the image and the likeness
of our God?
I pray for wisdom, Lord,
for your wisdom to guide us all 
along a path that breaks forever 
the hellish circle traced by war…
I pray, Lord, for the wisdom we need
to learn from history, all of us,
and to break the chains that hold us fast 
    to our past, our pride and our foolish ways…
I pray for the wisdom
to follow you, Lord,
to follow your word and your path
and to make of our world
the world you made it to be…
Save your world, O Lord!
And protect us 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…
O Lord, our God, to You we come 
Will You still hide Your face? 
We cry before You 
and on our knees we pray 
How long, O Lord, how long? 
Our sorrows leave us weak and worn 
Surrounded by our fears 
We look to heaven 
through feeble faith and tears 
How long, O Lord, how long? 
Till Your glory fills our eyes 
And our faith is turned to sight 
Till our thirsty souls are satisfied 
How long, O Lord, how long? 
Our foes and enemies rejoice 
Injustice seems to reign 
Lord, we are shaken 
and we are losing strength 
How long, O Lord, how long?
But we will trust Your steadfast love 
Your grace will be our song 
You bring new mercies 
with ev’ry rising sun 
How long, O Lord, how long?


  

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