Ok – sorry this is kind of late. We were at camp where it is
awkward tyo get on line and I didn’t even have a copy of the
lectionary. So an evening prayer -
Dear God,
this day is now
coming to it’s end.
For some it has been
full of pain and vexation
and even tonight
their minds are not at rest.
For me, the day has
had a few moments of vexation,
but mostly it has
been filled with joy and beauty
(for which I give you thanks)
and as I get ready
for bed my mind is mostly at rest,
except for the
troubles of the world,
the places where
there is suffering and fighting,
the ways that the
climate is changing and bring harm,
the ways that
governments are abusing their people.
Teach me/us to be
satisfied with what I/we have,
sharing my/our
surplus with those in need,
rather than building
bigger barns or renting bigger storage units.
Set my/our mind(s)
on the things that are above,
and clothe me/us
with the new self, renewed in your own image,
no longer Greek or
Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised,
barbarian, Scythian,
enslaved or free.
Let Christ be all
and in all tonight.
Let it be.
