Lord of mercy and Grace
Have mercy on your people of self-interest and greed.
You Lord created a world of love and peace,
For us to oppress and waste, in hate and apathy.
In a world of plenty, populated by billions,
Thousands die of hunger or in loneliness every day.
You Lord wanted our lives to be full and fruitful,
We create empty lives, which are shallow and myopic.
Whilst we hurry toward the blinding darkness of self interest,
We are already blind to the eternal light of your Truth and Grace.
Unlike the balance of nature around us,
We kill, destroy and waste,
Because we can, not out of true need.
We serve the new golden calves of greed and possessions,
and ignore you Lord and each other,
But you Lord are still merciful, and full of loving Grace.
We misuse the earth’s resources, and each other,
and fuel the fires of our own doom,
But you Lord seek to save us from ourselves,
If we only listen and act.
Lord; open all our eyes to your truth.
Guide us into the light of your salvation.
Strengthen us to speak of you to all.
Guide our minds to understand the gift of your Grace to all.
Strengthen and live in our hearts, to live your life.
Guide our paths to reach out to all those around us.
Strengthen all of us, to love God and each other, in Justice and peace.
Guide our change from the inside out Lord.
Phill Ball
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