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Home / Menno Snapshots / Some trust in governments and some in borders, but we trust in God
Nov 03 2020

Some trust in governments and some in borders, but we trust in God

Isaac S. Villegas is pastor of Chapel Hill Mennonite Fellowship in North Carolina. For an archive of his writings, see isaacvillegas.com.

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Prayer for National Occasions

Leader: Some trust in governments
and some in borders,
All: but we trust in God,
          who invites all people to live in peace.
Left: For the earth belongs to God,
and all creation is in God’s care:
Right: land and waters, plants and animals, sky and soil
          declare the hospitality of God.
Left: The world belongs to God,
and all who live in it.
Right: We belong to one another as siblings,
          all of us children of God.

Leader: With gratitude for the home God has made for us on this planet, we pray:

Left: Send your Holy Spirit
to strengthen our resolve
to strive for communities
where foreigners become neighbors
and strangers become friends.
Right: Revive our desire for the reign of Christ,
          who releases prisoners
          and liberates the oppressed,
          who frees the world from greed
          and proclaims God’s peace.

All: Make justice roll down like a river
          and righteousness flow like an everlasting stream. Amen.

 

“© 2019 Isaac Villegas. Used with Permission. Commissioned for Voices Together: see Voices Together #1043, Worship Leader Edition #406. http://voicestogetherhymnal.org/”

 

 

 

The views and opinions expressed in this blog belong to the author and are not intended to represent the views of the MC USA Executive Board or staff.
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