by The Rev. Roger Bowen
SAES Chaplain

In the spirit of ecumenical spirituality, among all the great world religious traditions:

Lord, take our hatreds; make them into handshakes.
Take our prejudices, make them into peace offerings.
Take our misunderstandings; make them into music.
Take our divisions; turn them into dances.
Take our helplessness; make us hope,
for you never withdraw the forces of your love.

AMEN