Prayer After Election

Healer of Our Every Ill,
Breathe in and among all of us who dwell in this land.
Soothe our wounds. Calm our fears.
Mend our divisions.

Hope of All Tomorrows,
Open our deaf ears and fill us with Compassion.
Tender our hearts.
Inspire creative ideas to address the cries of our sisters, brothers and Earth itself.

Send forth your Spirit of Love and Unity
Transform pointed fingers of blame into hands open in reverence to receive one another.

Fan into flame the gift of our founding
And let us be known again as a people
United for the goodness, justice and peace of all people forever.
Amen

Composed by Pat Bergen, CSJ
2016
Used with Permission