Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. (Psalm 23:6)
God of goodness and mercy: we admit that we have gotten off-track.
We know we need to do justly,
Love mercy,
Walk humbly. (1)
We are enticed by retribution
And take vengeance for ourselves (2).
We are enamored by damnation
And forget about goodness.
We are in love with judgement
And disregard mercy.
We need a change of heart.
Christ, have mercy on us.
We need to look into your eyes and have our inner world transformed,
Before we begin work on the world around us (3).
Transform and renew us now (4)
Into the image of Christ,
Into a peace-making people,
Into a just and merciful people.
May we scatter seeds of goodness and mercy wherever we go,
And live in the light of your presence always. (5)
Amen
Micah 6:8, which Phyllis Tickle says is the motto of the Great Emergence.
Romans 12:19
Matthew 7:3
Romans 12:2
Psalm 23.6