“I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.”
(Fannie Lou Hamer)
Today we bring ourselves into Your presence again—
God of Martin and Rosa, of Fannie Lou and Harriet;
God of Malcolm, Alice Walker, and Lorraine Hansberry,
of James Baldwin, Cornel West, and Michelle Alexander;
God of Anne Bradstreet:
We do not ask to see the road ahead.
We do not ask for power or brilliance.
Give us passion.
Give us gratitude for our companions on the journey.
Open our hearts to our oneness with all people,
that we may work for justice and healing,
not because we ought to,
but because we know it is right and good for all of us.
God of all who have suffered, all who have struggled, all who have yearned for love: we are millions, and we are one.
Give us this day, that we may give it back to You, in Your glory, radiant with hope.—AMEN.
(Adapted from Martin Luther King Day Prayer by Steve Garnaas-Holmes)