Lord -
Our days feel dark and gloomy. Where is light and brightness in this day?
We continue our year feeling weary. We flee lions to meet bears. We enter houses to rest our hands upon the wall, and snakes bite us.
You hate our shallow festivals, solemn assemblies, and disingenuous offerings.
What can we offer that You will accept?
Let justice roll down like waters…righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
May Your justice and righteousness bring light and brightness to this day.
May Your justice and righteousness shape our festivals, assemblies, and offerings.
May Your justice and righteousness wash over our lives, so the songs of our lives become worthy of Your hearing.
Amen.