Posted: December 1, 2020
Greek Catholic Melkite church roof in Jerusalem. Photo: Karla Braun
Open our arms
and minds
to embrace
the broad shoulders
of a church
bigger than
we can imagine.
How come
church dialogue
is so hard
and yet
so filled
with joy?
Members of the
family of God
play their part
so differently
than mine;
help us trust you
Please help us
as we do
this holy work
of being
the church
united;
worshipping together,
working together,
loving together.
—Prayers submitted by Carol Penner, assistant professor of theological studies, Conrad Grebel University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. She blogs at leadinginworship.com.
This article first appeared in Courier/Correo/Courrier April 2020
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