A Prayer for True Freedom

words Jules Badger  |  ART Sam Coates

Lord of All Creation

We stand in awe of your divine design
Each one of us
Utterly bespoke
Handcrafted
Lovingly
Intentionally
Fearfully and wondrously made
Rendered exactly as you imagined
Fashioned in full and glorious daylight

Give us courage, Lord
To pull back the veil of darkness and despair
And raise in its place
Your banner of repair, colour and fullness of life

Help us, Lord
To celebrate and illuminate
Not isolate or humiliate

Help us, Lord
To embrace and include
Not banish or exclude

Compel us, Lord
To hold sacred space
For anyone bruised
Hurt by the Church
Misplaced or abused

May we always be a Body
That together, shares, feels and heals
And offers sanctuary and true freedom 
As we find joy in one another

Bless us, Lord
With hearts full of grace
And loving simplicity
That we may see
The beauty of your complexity
In every precious, image bearing face

May it be so in us…