Prayer for Hope to Return
Albert Bogle
February 15, 2023
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A prayer by Albert Bogle responding to the recent earthquakes in southern Turkey and northern Syria.
Almighty merciful God
Our Father
When we encounter these times of great distress and sorrow
In our songs of praise we dare not edit out
The painful cries of hungry children
The bewildered look of the homeless
The broken hearts of the bereaved
We dare to ask why?
Because you have put these questions in our minds
The depth of your answer we know we cannot fathom
Our ears can only hear a discord
All this chaos goes beyond our understanding
But love invites us to find a harmonising note of grace
We look on hell through sanitised
Branded screens
“Life is good” says the tagline on my screen
“Great is your faithfulness” says the hymn line
And we scream a disconnect and flick the channel
We try to hide from the reality of the many
But this we do know and understand
Children are dying
Families have been bereaved
And the long sorrow continues
And still the cruel effects of war and earthquakes
Touch the innocent and the guilty alike
Today we pray your blessing
On all who suffer great hardship
On those who seek to relieve pain
On those who bravely put themselves in danger
Today we ask for miracles
For mountains to be moved
For supplies to be found
For peace to break out in war zones
For hope to return to our world
Amen.
Albert Bogle
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