In a cynical and despairing world,

O God, give us a quietly prophetic voice to proclaim your hope.

In a violent and angry world,

O God, give us a quietly prophetic voice to proclaim your peace.

In a dismissive and disinterested world,

O God, give us a quietly prophetic voice to proclaim your compassion.

In a lonely and inhospitable world,

O God, give us a quietly prophetic voice to proclaim your love.

In a grieving and weeping world,

O God, give us a quietly prophetic voice to proclaim your joy.

May we be so captivated by your hope,

O God, that we cannot help but to whisper, to sing, and to enact, the message of your reign which is always coming into our world;

And may our quietly prophetic lives, be channels of your restoring grace wherever we may go. Amen.

– John Van de Laar