A Sunday Prayer, on Being Called...

Oh God…

You call us, 

and some of us immediately get it,

because we are smacked up the side of our hearts

with your glory*, 

and the only response is to drop everything

and go with you, 

even though we don’t know or care about the details….

most of us

think You are crazy

although we are are so drawn to your love.

We are the ones who take baby steps, 

fall down, 

get up, 

and toddle again towards your grace

and your invitation

to accompany you.

So we wander,

we wonder,

we walk,

and hope that being by Your side,

we reflect and share your love and hope

with the corners of the world in which we live.

We tentatively drop our nets, 

and serve the people and the world 

which you love so much. 

Oh sweet Lord,

we pray, 

we pray so much for that which you love,

for those whom you love--especially 

the places in our world where people are suffering from war, political violence, from what we don’t know except it’s unspeakable.

We offer our prayers

for those we know 

who suffer from grief, loss, illness…

sadness,

desolation of heart,

or uncertain futures. 

We pray, for our earthhome, 

who cries out everyday for your justice, and our care. 

Oh God,

You call us. 

We wonder, 

We wander, 

We stumble,

We drop our nets, 

We cling to them, 

We are flooded with your glory, 

and in our disarray,

We want to follow you. 

We have decided,

to follow you. 

Amen. 

                                       *Barbara Brown Taylor phrase