Prayer for Worship and Community - July 19

Lord, you placed me in the world to be its salt.

I was afraid of committing myself,

afraid of being stained by the world.

I did not want to hear what ‘they’ might say.

and my salt dissolved as if in water.

Forgive me, Jesus.

Lord, you placed me in the world to be its light.

I was afraid of the shadows, afraid of the poverty.

I did not want to know other people.

and my light slowly faded away.

Forgive me, Jesus.

Lord, you placed me in the world to live in community.

Thus you taught me to love, to share life,

to struggle for bread and for justice,

your truth incarnate in my life.

So be it, Jesus. 

   — Peggy M de Cuehlo, Uruguay

            Your Will Be Done, 1984