Triune God -
How shall we live out our faith? In a broken and beautiful world, how shall we work to bring Your reign to earth as it is in heaven?
You instruct us to hold fast to what is good. May our grips be strong, so the good does not slip from our hands.
You command us to hate what is evil and to genuinely love one another. May we boldly denounce white supremacy and embrace the inherent dignity of people of color.
You tell us to extend hospitality to strangers and to associate with the lowly. May we tend to the needs of all the saints.
You teach us to rejoice with those who rejoice and to weep with those who weep. May we meet people where they are and be present to their emotional journeys.
As we live out our faith, may we rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, and persevere in prayer. May we live in such a way that we are not overcome by evil, but we overcome evil with good.
And may we never lag in zeal as we serve You.
Amen.