Committing to Conflict

Published on 12th July 2018

For the work among us, we pray

may we remain here

within our bodies

among our Body

grounded in breath

breathing in shared Spirit

May we sit and break

bread

not brotherhood

among a God who calms storms

orders chaos

breathes life into dry bones

resurrects the dead

May we sit and break

bread

not covenants

among a God who bleeds

weeps

restores the lost and cast out

Bring us into oneness

order the chaos within and among us

May we join your creativity

and compassion

amidst conflict and struggle

keep us wrestling

mend our hearts

even as we stumble and limp

so that we might

together

be your Body

made one

in your image.

creating

redeeming

sustaining

May this space at the table knit us together