6o second sermon for BBC Sussex / Thy Kingdom Come
Written for Thy Kingdom Come, thinking about who do we pray for? which 5? This is based on the Lord’s Prayer…
Our Father, our mother, creator, sustainer, one who redeems
God, who holds it all together at the seams
Your bride is in tatters, hurting broken, and numb
For whom do we cry out ‘thy kingdom come?’
For the one breathing raspy last breaths, alone and in fear
As the door from earth to heaven draws ever near:
May thy kingdom come.
For the one where the loaf of the day is a cold can of beans
regular daily sustenance just the stuff of dreams:
May thy kingdom come.
For the one where anger and hate sucks out all light
Poison seeping, cutting at joy deep in the night:
May thy kingdom come.
For the one on who shame is a burden undeserved,
Trauma and pain lie deeply preserved:
May thy kingdom come
For those who are shackled, pleading for liberation
Needing desperate escape from human damnation:
May thy kingdom come.
In all your glory, dominion and power
Breathe out your spirit, this very hour
Amen.
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