Prayers for the World

ARTIST: Fr. Bob Gilroy, SJ

ARTWORK NARRATIVE:

May all who work for a world of peace and reason, be granted the gifts of strength and courage.
May the good that dwells within every human heart be magnified.
May the blessings of truth and understanding be ours.
May the love of God abide within all of us.
And as we create and plan for tomorrow may we do so with grace, wisdom and compassion and love for all.

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Let the rain come and wash away
the ancient grudges, the bitter hatreds
held and nurtured over generations.
Let the rain wash away the memory
of the hurt, the neglect.
Then let the sun come out and
fill the sky with rainbows.
Let the warmth of the sun heal us
wherever we are broken.
Let it burn away the fog so that
we can see each other clearly.
So that we can see beyond labels,
beyond accents, gender or skin color.
Let the warmth and brightness
of the sun melt our selfishness.
So that we can share the joys and
feel the sorrows of our neighbors.
And let the light of the sun
be so strong that we will see all
people as our neighbors.
Let the earth, nourished by rain,
bring forth flowers
to surround us with beauty.
And let the mountains teach our hearts
to reach upward to heaven.
Amen.

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