Prayer for April 2008
Spirit of God, Forgive us our closed minds, Forgive us our closed eyes, Forgive us our closed hands, Forgive us our closed hearts, Spirit of new life,
you are the breath of creation,
the wind of change that blows through our lives,
opening us to new dreams, and new hopes,
new life in Jesus Christ.
which barricade themselves against new ideas,
preferring the past to what you might want to do
through us tomorrow.
which fail to see the needs of your world,
blind to opportunities of service and love.
which clutch our gifts and our wealth for our own
use alone.
which limit our affections to ourselves,
and our own.
forgive us and break down the prison walls of our selfishness
that we might be open to your love,
and open for the service of your world: