Lenten Prayers: Friday in the First Week of Lent
Pilgrim People
Almighty God and Father of us all,
Have mercy on this troubled world of ours.
We are a pilgrim people, made of clay,
Captives of our own greed and frailty.
And yet we are the work of your hands,
You have made us in your own image
And we bear within us
Your spirit of life,
The seeds of immortality.
Give us we pray,
A stronger faith
So that we may walk joyously into the unknown,
An unshakable hope
So that we may comfort the despairing.
And a love
As vast as all the oceans
So that we may hold all humankind
In our hearts.
All-powerful God,
Look in your love upon us, your pilgrim people,
As we struggle towards you.
Be our food for the journey,
Our wine for rejoicing,
Our light in the darkness,
And our welcome at the journey's end.
AMEN
Author Sheila Cassidy
submitted by Jean O'Sullivan