A Just Peace Litany Rooted in God's Love: KNOW JUSTICE, KNOW PEACE by The Rev. Dr. Sheila Harvey
Let the presence of God's love be deeply rooted within us, pruning away internalized biases. Open our hearts to flourish acts of equal justice and sustainable peace. Plant in us seeds of justice and fill us with peace. Hold steadfast to God's love and each other through life's storms. Trust in God's abiding love to guide us through truth-telling, reconciliation, forgiveness, and unity. Shine acts of love as justice-seekers, peacemakers, activists, and church members.
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A Just Peace Litany Rooted in God s Love: KNOW JUSTICE, KNOW PEACE by The Rev. Dr. Sheila Harvey
One: Let the presence of God s love be deeply rooted within us, and prune One: Let the presence of God s love be deeply rooted within us, and prune away our internalized biases. away our internalized biases.
All: O God, thank you for offering to us your firm foundation of love that redeems us of the internalized bias of age, race, class, location, gender, sexuality, theology, and/or ability.
One: Let us open our hearts to become fertile ground from which God s love will flourish into acts of equal justice and sustainable peace All: O God, thank your for offering to us your firm foundation of love that redeems us of the internalized bias of age, race, class, location, gender, sexuality, theology, and/or ability. in the world. .
All: Loving God, plant in us your seeds of justice, and fill us with your peace. All: O God, thank your for offering to us your firm foundation of love that redeems us of the internalized bias of age, race, class, location, gender, sexuality, theology, and/or ability. .
One: Let us hold steadfast to God s love, and each other, when the storms of life shake us at our core, and threaten All: O God, thank your for offering to us your firm foundation of love that redeems us of the internalized bias of age, race, class, location, gender, sexuality, theology, and/or ability. to uproot us from our . faith.
All: O God, we trust your abiding and ever-present love will hold us together through truth- telling, reconciliation All: O God, thank your for offering to us your firm foundation of love that redeems us of the internalized bias of age, race, class, location, gender, sexuality, theology, and/or ability. forgiveness. and .
One: Like the rising of the sun, let us also remain committed to shining our acts of love by consistently showing up as justice-seekers, peacemakers, activists, church goers, ministers, leaders, disciples, peaceful protestors, live streamers, and Zoomers, who are All: O God, thank your for offering to us your firm foundation of love that redeems us of the internalized bias of age, race, class, location, gender, sexuality, theology, and/or ability. deeply rooted in God s loving Shalom by lifting our voices to say, KNOW JUSTICE, KNOW PEACE. .
All: Cultivating God, may the words, KNOW JUSTICE, KNOW PEACE, fall upon fertile hearts and minds so that a garden of deeply rooted love envelops all of your All: O God, thank your for offering to us your firm foundation of love that redeems us of the internalized bias of age, race, class, location, gender, sexuality, theology, and/or ability. beloved creation. . Amen.
