MLK's Prayer

This is the prayer that Brenna Rubio prayed over us yesterday - very appropriate given the brokenness of our world, our nation, and ourselves. It was first prayed by Martin Luther King, Jr., whose memory we recall this day as one who helped us move forward as a nation on the long arc towards justice.

Pray it yourself, taking all the time you need to pause over the lines that stand out to you.

Dearest Jesus, come and sit with us today.

Show us the lies that are still embedded in the soul of America’s consciousness.
Unmask the untruths we have made our best friends.
For they seek our destruction.
And we are being destroyed, Lord.
Reveal the ways the lies have distorted and destroyed our relationships.
They break your shalom . . . daily.

Jesus, give us courage to embrace the truth about ourselves and you and our world.
Truth: We are all made in your image.
Truth: You are God; we are not.
You are God; money is not.
You are God; jails, bombs and bullets are not.

And Jesus, give us faith to believe:
Redemption of people, relationships, communities and whole nations is possible!
Give us faith enough to renounce the lies and tear down the walls that separate us
with our hands, with our feet, and with our votes!

- Martin Luther King, Jr.