07-29-24

ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS
July 29, 2024
Prayer for the Week: Whether it is the stress around children beginning a new year of school or the ongoing suffering of children in Gaza or other places of violence, we bring before you, O Spirit of Hope and Justice, all that weighs upon our hearts. Sometimes our worries at home seem to pale in comparison to the tremendous anguish and trauma in the lives of others, yet your grace chooses to meet us where we are. You work to bring hope into our unique situations so that we are able to speak of hope and act for justice in situations far from our doorsteps. Thank you for loving us where we are, but let us never forget that you love people wherever they are. And as we love you with all of who we are, continue to expand our capacity to love our neighbor, no matter how far away they might be; and to express that love in tangible ways that guide our world toward greater peace and justice. Amen.