Prayer: Christ, the Light of the World.

(Prayer written as the Benediction for our Sunday online service.)

Jesus, Light of the World, shine upon us, and within us.

  Shine the light of hope into our despondency;

    Shine the light of truth into our world, and into our minds;

      Shine the light of peace into places of division and conflict;

        Shine the light of new possibilities into our stuckness;

          Shine the light of joy and laughter into our boredom;

            Shine the light of faith and trust into our fears and anxiety;

              Shine the light of your presence into our loneliness;

                Jesus, Light of the World, shine upon us, and within us.