PRAYER FOR LENT

We have chosen to fast

Not with ashes but with actions,

Not in sackcloth but in sharing

Not in thoughts but in deeds.

We have given up our abundance

to share our food with the hungry.

We will give up our comfort

to provide homes for the destitute.

We will give up our fashion

to see the naked clothed.

We will share where others hoard,

We will free where others oppress,

We will heal where others harm.

Then God light shall shine through us

And God’s healing will quickly appear.

God will guide us always,

Gods justice shall go before us

And we will find our joy in the Lord.

We will be like a well watered garden.

Together we will feast at Gods banquet table.