of hope and conviction: two

Praying with 'the Hebrews'. Suite for Year C portions of the letter. 

Hebrews 11:29–12:2 

we see you, Jesus,

Christ crucified and risen;

we see you, Jesus, 

teacher of hope and conviction;

we see you, Jesus,

chooser of joy and love;

we see you, Jesus,

showing us Holy One, again. 

for in our story we have also seen

Rahab the rescuer, rescued;

Daniel who shut the mouths of lions,

and David conquerer of kingdoms,

men who sang praise to Holy One. 

we see the Holy One we know in Jesus

in the tortured and mocked,

the just and wise,

the courageous, the faithful,

the ones to whom new life was promised

in our long, long story. 

and so we stand,

with the crowd that has ever

borne witness and we bear witness

in hope and with conviction,

to you, our Holy One: 

and in us, 

may you be seen. 

Amen.