A letter not written in ink
A letter not written in ink
Our God, God of Jesus,
as you confront us with your word
and meet us in the world,
may we discover
and keep rediscovering:That ‘true peace
is not merely the absence of tension’,
but the presence of justice and liberty
for all people, regardless of their race,
culture, class, creed or nationality,That ‘the ultimate tragedy
is not the brutality of bad people,
but the silence of the good people’.That ‘with your help and the world’s,
we can speak, share, and show forth
a substitute for selfishness and silence’,That, as your people, we are
an open letter about Jesus Christ:‘A letter written not with ink
but with the Spirit of the living God,Written not on stone tablets
but on the pages of the human heart’.
The first three quotations are from Martin Luther King, and the fourth from Paul of Tarsus (2 Cor 3:3)
July 25th, 2003 at 11:07 am
wow.. good stuff.
July 30th, 2003 at 12:30 pm
…from “Be our freedom Lord” by Terry Falla, published by Open Book.
An excellent book of public prayers.