Prayers of the People, E5C

Glory to you, God!
Blessing and glory and thanksgiving
and honor and power and might
be to our God forever and ever!
Amen!
Hear our prayers, O God:
for the lonely
and the grieving,
for the imprisoned
and marginalized,
for those in pain
and those who hunger,
for the brave embattled
and the terrorized.
Help us to demonstrate your love for them
in all we say and do.

Hear our prayers, O God:
for those who stand firm for freedom
and those who threaten it,
for those who are oppressed
and those who are the oppressors,
for those who are targeted
and for those who do not understand
their own hatred, prejudice,
and privilege.
Help us to demonstrate your justice
in all we say and do.

Hear our prayers, O God:
for we who are them --
whose brokenness is evident
and whose contributions to anger 
and vitriol 
draw dividing lines,
making enemies of friends
and foes of family.
Transform out hearts.
Make us instruments of peace, O God,
and teach us true kindness,
so that all who seek you
may find you
​in us.