A Prayer for our Church
Give us, O Lord
A church that will be more courageous than courteous;
A church that will not merely comfort the afflicted
but afflict the comfortable;
A church that will not only love the world
but will also judge the world;
A church that will not only pursue peace
but will also demand justice;
A church that will not remain silent
where people are calling for a voice;
A church that will not pass by on the other side
when wounded humanity is waiting to be healed;
A church that not only calls us to worship
but also sends us out to witness; and
A church that will follow Christ even when the way
points to a cross;
To this end we offer ourselves
in the name of him who loved us
and gave himself for us. Amen
The Rev. Robert Lee Longid
EDNP Convention (Phillipines), 1994.
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