A Prayer for Prophets
“I will send them prophets,” the Wisdom of God says,
“but you will kill them and afterwards build monuments to them.”
—Jesus according to Luke 11:49 (alternate translations)
God of the Great Gaze,
We humans prefer satisfying un-truth
To the Truth that is usually unsatisfying.
Truth is always too big for us,
And we are so small and afraid.
So you send us prophets and truth speakers
To open our eyes and ears to Your Big Picture.
Show us how to hear them, how to support them,
And how to interpret their wisdom.
Help us to trust that Your prophetic voice
May also be communicated through our words and actions.
May we practice a spirit of discernment
And a stance of humility,
So that Your Truth be spoken, not our own.
We ask this in the name of Jesus the Prophet,
Whom we also killed and will always kill
In the name of our little truths.
We desire to share in Your Great Gaze.
Amen.
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