Praying for Peace and Justice on August 17, 2025
Holy One,
We come together in your presence, asking for your help.
We are a frightened people, knowing that our President has ordered military troops into our city. Today they are not armed. Tomorrow, they could be.
Quicken our courage and deepen our roots in your love for this world, that we might know how and when to act in the face of armed force, whether that be criminal or official. Help us to know when to reach out as friends and neighbors, and when to resist or flee. Guide us in the way of truth and justice when others would divide us with political rhetoric. Give eyes to see and minds to discern our next steps.
Show us the way to protect the institutions that matter most right now and keep us clear about the critical actions that will bring YOUR justice and mercy to all who are vulnerable to the misuse of power.
Teach us again the Way of Jesus, for we would be your people in this time and place.
Amen.