Pastoral Prayer for October 15, 2023

Today’s pastoral prayer is by Ted Loder.

Loving God, the people . . . bless the people:

            birthday people,

                        giving birth people,

                                    being born people;

            conformed people,

                        dying people,

                                    dead people;

            hostaged people,

                        banged up people,

                                    held down people;

            leader people,

                        lonely people,

                                    limping people;

            hungry people,

                        surfeited people,

                                    indifferent people;

            first world people,

                        second world people,

                                    third world people;

            one world people,

                        your people,

                                    all people.

Bless them, Loving God.

Bless what eludes my grasp but not yours.

Amen.