Sunday 27 December 2020

the promised garden


prayers for ourselves and the world 
Jeremiah 31:7–14 

may our lives be that watered garden
God promised on the voice of Jeremiah,
flourishing, flowering, producing fruit and life and beauty

may we receive God's offer of comfort,
exchange gladness for sorrow, mourning for joy,
and live with hope and dreams for a new day 

may we show God our gratitude
for the bounty set forth before us,
with our care for this good earth we've been given

may we stand with confidence
and trust in God, who leads us out 
of our weeping with consolation

may our song of praise delight our God,
sung in our loving kindness, our justice,
our care the the little ones in our midst

may our lives be that watered garden
God promised on the voice of Jeremiah,
flourishing, flowering, producing fruit, life, and beauty

may it be so. amen.  

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