God of Grace and Wisdom – If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
We live in a world that is becoming less and less predictable. Give wisdom to those who hold power, and can influence the lives of others for good or ill. And give to each of us wisdom to know and to do what is right. Keep us faithful to the teaching of Jesus about loving our neighbour, trusting our Heavenly Father, and lifting up our heads in hope for the coming of your Kingdom.
God of Grace and Mercy – “Be merciful, just as your Father in Heaven is merciful.”
We live in a world where cruelty is televised, where in places of war, conflict and oppression, mercy is seen as weakness, and where innocent lives are too often dismissed as of no value or consequence. Merciful God, constrain the powers that rage for vengeance, bring an end to suffering and death as the price of our all too human failures to live together without hate and violence. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
God of Grace and Justice – Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever flowing river.
We know that there can be no peace without justice, and that you are a God of faithfulness and without injustice. Those words of your prophet Amos become our prayer as we read the news feeds, fear for the future of our world, worry about the sheer scale of problems humanity faces. By your Spirit who brought creation out of chaos, speak again Let there be light, and push back the darkness that threatens the life of our world and all who call this planet our home.
May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace as we trust in him, so that we may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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