Here’s
a pastoral prayer from rev karla. It was posted on RevGalBlogPals.
Pastoral Prayer
Holy
One:
You
who created the heavens and earth,
the
snails and gazelle,
the
dandelion and rose,
inchworms
and kittens and heirloom tomatoes and
kites
and ocean waves and the all the hues of the colour blue,
we
are grateful.
Grateful
that we have any sense of your mysterious presence,
grateful
that you give us life,
and
ask simply that we live abundantly and fully into your calling,
to
be your love in this world.
Even
so,
we
know that instead of loving recklessly and wastefully,
we
live hedging our bets, and on the safe side.
But
we care,
O
God, we do care.
And
so we pray,
for
those who suffer,
for
those are sick,
for
those who are lost,
for
your dear earth,
that
gasps for health,
for
your dear innocents
who
are targets of random violence, war, and neglect.
Help
us remember,
that
we are your beloved children,
and
that we live in your beloved world,
and
that we are alive,
and
can experience life.
Bring
your healing and love,
in
the corners and streets and spaces
in
which we live and move and have our being.
We
pray in the name of our Maker,
our
Savior, and our Friend.
Amen.
~
written by rev karla, and posted on RevGalBlogPals. http://revgalblogpals.org/
