Lord, the wounds of the world are too deep for us to heal

Lord, the wounds of the world are too deep for us to heal. We have to bring men and women to you and ask you to look after them -- the sick in body and mind, the withered in spirit, the victims of greed and injustice, the prisoners of grief. And yet, our Father, do not let our prayers excuse us from paying the price of compassion. Make us generous with the resources you have entrusted to us. Let your work of rescue be done in us and through us all.


From Contemporary Prayers for Public Worship, ed. Caryl Micklem