March 16, 2019 - Diana Robles

A Lenten Prayer from Iona (Adapted for the Sacred Commons)

We believe that God is present

in the darkness before dawn;

in the waiting and uncertainty

where fear and courage join hands,

conflict and caring link arms,

and the sun rises over our brokeness.

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We believe in a with-us God

Who sits down in our midst

to share our humanity.

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We affirm a faith

That takes us beyond the safe place

into action, into vulnerability.

and into the streets of Youngstown.

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We commit ourselves to work for change

and put us on the line;

to bear responsibility, to take risks,

live powerfully and face humiliation;

to stand with those on the edge;

to chose life

and be used by the Spirit

for God’s new community of hope.

Amen