Lover of justice -
Your anointed One overturns the world as we know it.
The oppressed receive good news. The brokenhearted are bound up. Captives hear liberty, and prisoners are released.
All who mourn are provided for and comforted. Their ashes become garlands. They’re anointed with oils of gladness, and their faint spirits become mantles of praise.
Overturn our worlds.
Give us Your vision of justice, so we may partner with You in building up ancient ruins, raising up former devastations, and repairing ruined cities.
Our whole beings rejoice and exult as we give thanks for You clothing us in salvation and covering us with righteousness. May the seeds You sow in us spring up and bring forth its shoots, so we - Your planting - display Your glory.
In the name of the One who makes an everlasting covenant with us, we pray.
Amen.