Help us find peace O Lord.
Peace within us.
Peace among us.
Peace through us.
Guide us with your vision.
“The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the yearling together, and a little child will lead them . . .
They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain,
for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.” (Is. 11:6-9).
Amen.
You call us forward Lord,
Guide us by the light of your love
From our fears and sins release us, that we might have
to heal, to hope, to seek, and to be the “heroes of the future.”*
Amen
*From the papal encyclical “Fratelli Tutti” by Pope Francis, October 3, 2020, paragraph 202.
202. Lack of dialogue means that in these individual sectors people are concerned not for the common good, but for the benefits of power or, at best, for ways to impose their own ideas. Round tables thus become mere negotiating sessions, in which individuals attempt to seize every possible advantage, rather than cooperating in the pursuit of the common good. The heroes of the future will be those who can break with this unhealthy mindset and determine respectfully to promote truthfulness, aside from personal interest. God willing, such heroes are quietly emerging, even now, in the midst of our society.
Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” Matthew 22:37
Help us O Lord to love you with all of our mind. Help us to challenge the “facts” we are fed when others would lead us astray. Teach us to ask hard questions, to study our history, to learn from our lapses, and to imagine how our world might be if we followed your message of love, compassion, and self-control. Save us from demagogues who would narrow our vision with appeals to fear and anger. Turn us from our eagerness to grasp at easy but false truths. Renew in us a love of learning and a willingness to explore new information and new ideas. Help us to turn away from false gods and counterfeit promises. Turn us instead to mercy, to justice, and to a closer walk with you. Guide us, O Lord. Amen
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