Week 4, Day 4

+ We draw near to God, Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer.

Silence

Readings

Silence

Commitment

• We are committed to a vision of justice, peace and human flourishing for the city and all its inhabitants.

Hold before God the people and situations known to you who are crying out for justice and peace and the destruction of all that makes them less than human.

Name them, cup your hands and lift them to God.

What shape of justice is needed?

What tenor of peace?

How can their full humanity be restored?

In lifting and offering your cupped hands to God, imagine that a vision for each person or situation named is being poured into your hands as God's gift to you.

What does that call from you?

Lord, we know that you intend for us

a world filled with shalom,

your gift of complete well-being

to all people, the whole of humanity,

all who you've created in your image,

who hold holiness and hope

and love and laughter

and peace and purpose

and justice and joy

deep inside their hearts.

But we see too much of

lives held down by

systems and sin

oppression and hate

domination and darkness

and we are angry!

So much potential!

Jesus you hold us in your prayer;

you know what life could be for us;

you see how things could change;

you move to drench us in your

transforming love and life.

Help us to see the

possibilities and purposes

in the most broken

of people and places.

Help us to feel your

justice and peace

and your

shalom-filled

creation.

Free prayer

The Lord's Prayer

Lord, in your mercy

Let your kingdom come!