Taking time to pray…
with the sound of wild geese overhead
and the crash of waves on the beach
seems a far cry
from the midst of the storm of conflicts
raging throughout the world
where lives are rendered as collateral
in incomprehensible power games
and land is raised to rubble
magnifying fear of the other.
Witnessing injured children apportioning blame,
clutching with determination
promises of revenge and retribution,
extinguishes hope for peaceful resolution
as hatred and division
are passed from generation to generation.
How long, O God?
For what shall we pray
How shall we tell a new story
of justice and mercy
and inhabit the ways of peace?
Make us relentless in our efforts
to change hearts and minds
working tirelessly for reconciliation
embracing difference and diversity
and life in all its fullness
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