A Prayer to Our Creator

Dear Creator,

Sometimes we don’t know what to pray or how to talk to you about fixing what is broken. So we pray in generalities, that you’ll “be with us, guide us, restore us”, but sometimes, that’s not the tangible need

we really want to name.

Sometimes we want to say,

“It really hurts that people don’t always tell the truth.”

“I hate that starvation exists in the world.”

“How can we avoid war when it’s everywhere?”

“Why do so many bad things happen to the vulnerable?”

This week we are reminded that gratitude changes things. And so we try to shift our focus, remembering though things aren’t as they should be, we’re waiting and listening for what is good.

So we give thanks for what we can—

For a world of seasons that teach us about life and death;

For children who remind us to let go of our pretenses;

For the poor who teach us about true faith;

For diversity which is a mirror of your kingdom.

And we simply ask to know you better, to know our neighbor better,

and when we don’t know exactly how to fight for justice or rescue the oppressed, we can at least tell you we’re trying and we trust you to show us the way.

For that, we are deeply, deeply thankful.

Amen