Beacon of Hope prayer

God

We strive 
We yearn

For ourselves 
For those in need 
For your kingdom

To be free from 
To overcome 
To understand 
To fight against

The pain of hunger 
An unequal world 
Preventable illness 
Climate injustice 
Oppression

Give us strength 
Show us how 
Help us now 
Let us try

To use our power 
To spread your light 
To live your word

So that we may become 
So together, we shine as

A beacon of hope
 

Inspired by the poem ‘Obligations 2’ by Layli Long Soldier from New Poets of Native Nations (2018), the diamond-shaped structure of the Beacon of Hope prayer allows you to create your own individual prayers.
Selecting a word/words from each line in sequence, you can choose which injustice you would like to prioritise to create a new prayer each day.