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A PRAYER FOR CARING COMMUNITY
(adapted from the Ten Commandments)
Save your people, God who is our God:
From not loving you as we should;
From the worship of the gods of material wealth and comfort;
From making God in our likeness and idolizing our own opinions;
From using God’s name trivially to justify our bias and aggression;
From neglecting sabbatical quiet times and being obsessed with busyness.
Save your people, God who is our God:
From not loving all your children as we should;
From ignoring and not caring for the older generations in our midst;
From glorifying war and destroying those we claim as enemies;
From our unfaithfulness in our personal relationships of trust;
From the effects of greed and personal gain, no matter how legal;
From TV shows that twist the facts, and cruel gossip and innuendo;
From promoting accumulation as virtuous and envy as motivating;
Save us, God of truth and mercy. AMEN
This is very very meaningful to me in a time of watching some of my friends frantically buying gold and storing up for the ‘ coming Disaster’ all in the name of being a Christian.
Janny
This translation might mean more to many who just don’t get the original, or guys like me who need reminding of what He truly requires. I love this.