We come in peace, O God Most Holy,
Most Sovereign, Most Glorious:
peace to you and peace to us.
Peace because these days are hard and
these hearts are restless, as we long
for joys past, for hopes unrealized,
for dreams of healing as simple
as Naaman standing in the river.
Peace because we lack
the faith of the river
to carry on, to flow, to
dance without knowing
what lies ahead.
But peace is surely ours because
we know we are not alone:
in twos and in sevens, from the Pit
to the Mountain, we are girded
by grace and empowered by love.
For every light of hope that glimmers,
we love all the more.
For every wisp of shadow that looms,
we love all the more.
We share the load, we comfort the mourning
and the disenfranchised, and while
we wait together for your fulfillment,
in Christ’s name we hold fast to your peace.
Peace to you, Most Holy,
Most Sovereign, Most Glorious,
and peace to us all. Amen.
