God of the
bright and morning star,
God of the
rising sun,
God of the
darkness banished,
we praise
and worship you!
For empty
tombs: thank you!
For
disciples running with good news: thank
you!
For your
presence, alive, powerful, resurrected:
thank you!
We
celebrate your victory over death,
over all
the powers that would defeat us.
Help us to
grasp resurrection;
to
understand its power,
to see its
force at work in our world,
overturning
evil empires,
changing
the hatred within us,
moving the
world slowly, forcefully,
bending us
towards love and truth.
On this day
of great gladness
Empower us
to be your ambassadors,
proclaiming
good news.
Good news
in our kitchens and living rooms,
good news
in the offices and workshops
good news
in the fields and factories.
Help us to
be that good news,
walking
softly on this good earth
caring
gently for all people,
living hopefully
into your kingdom.
Today we
think of all who are grieving,
and for the
sick and dying,
for places
in the world that are torn by war and bloodshed.
In this
world of broken hopes and dreams
We catch
sight of your kingdom come,
in the
person of Jesus Christ,
who lives
and reigns in us forever. Amen.
Copyright
Carol Penner
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