Holy One in our midst –
The sword rages in our cities. We flee from You and sacrifice to idols. We return to our land of bondage instead of returning to You.
May we go after You, who roars like a lion. May we come trembling like birds to the One who will return us to our homes.
For it is You who teaches us to walk…who takes us up in Your arms…who heals us...who bends down to us and feeds us. It is You who leads us with cords of human kindness and with bands of love. It is You who does not give us up and whose compassion grows warm and tender.
For You are God and no mortal.
In the name of the One whose roar returns us home, we pray.
Amen.