At this week’s end, spurred by the presidential inauguration held just two day ago, we may sense a deeper awareness to commit to our personal and communal inaugurations. As we each attune to shifting energies, we offer you this beautiful song and prayer compelling us all to intentionally step forward, reach across personal and communal “aisles,” reunite and love boldly. Thank you to all who co-created this prayer of resolution.
Song: “Keep on Moving Forward/Sigamos Adelante” by Emma’s Revolution
Prayer for Justice and Healing
(Sound a Chime)
Provident God of Many Names,
Spirit of All Creation,
Be with us now at this dangerous moment in history.
Response: In your mercy, grant justice and healing.(Chime) Eternal Presence of the Divine Mothers: Gaia, Kwan Yin, Brigit, Pachamama, Shechinah, Tara, Mary, the Black Madonna,
Ease our fears, anxieties, and angers; surround us with community.
Keep alive within us a world where difference is valued.
Response: In your mercy, grant justice and healing.(Chime) Spirit of Peace,
Forgive us for our wars, wounds, hurts, misdeeds, and violent acts.
Save us from further terrorism and destruction
So that children of all nations may grow up living in peace.
Response: In your mercy, grant justice and healing.(Chime) Holy Wisdom of Our Ancestors: Eve, Sarah, Hagar, Miriam, Mary of Magdala, Hildegard of Bingen, Mother Theodore Guerin, Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, mystics, saints, and uppity women,
Inspire us today to act boldly and justly to demand an end to violence.
Inspire us to resist the politics of division and hate.
Inspire us to bring compassion, bravery, and new life into the coldness of empire.
Response: In your mercy, grant justice and healing.(Chime) Ever-present Cosmic Healer,
Strengthen us to act today to speak truth to power, to save our democracy for the health and
well-being of the nation, the world, the planet, the universe.
Strengthen us to heal from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Strengthen us to work for non-violent social change and global peace.
Response: In your mercy, grant justice and healing.(Chime) Guardian of All Creation,
Guide the leaders of the United States and its allies;
Soften their hearts to hear the cries of those most in need.
Strengthen them to act responsibly to bring peace and welfare to humankind
So that all may have food, housing, jobs, medicine, equity, peace, respect, and dignity.
Response: In your mercy, grant justice and healing.(Chime) Holy Truth, Justice, and Compassion,
Inspire President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris to lead this nation with courage and wisdom, and unite us beyond bigotry, hatred, and divisions.
Keep our leaders safe and protect each of us.
Keep us moving forward.
Response: In your mercy, grant justice and healing.—Diann L. Neu, Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER)
—Ann Jackson, PBVM, Prairiewoods spiritual services coordinator