Friday, March 27, 2009




Below a prayer which can also be sung as a hymn to the tune::

'God of all faithfulness'
If you know it - you may find yourself humming it internally as you read.



Lord of our city, we bring you its pain

The muggings, the dole queues,

The lift’s bust again.

The fear of each stranger –

And nowhere to play.

The waiting for buses at the start of the day.


Lord of our homeless, we bring you their cry

The waiting on promises – pie in the sky.

The red tape and questions and Sent on their way

The sense of frustration at the noon of the day.



Lord of all races, all colours of skin,

Please make us fight racism,

Let us begin

To see how our prejudice colours the way

We treat friends and neighbours

At the end of the day.



Lord of our whole lives, we bring them to you

We’re powerless, defeated till

You make us new,

Then powered by your Spirit, we

Go on once more

With news of Your wholeness

Good News for the poor.