As I mentioned at the Masses last weekend, I was very edified by the meeting we pastors in the Pearl Ministerial Association had with the Mayor of Pearl last Saturday. We came from different Christian denominations, different views of living out our life of Christian discipleship, and different walks of life, but we came together with open hearts and a desire to be leaders of justice and peace in our community. We are hoping to get together again in August. I hope that we pastors in the Ministerial Association will be able to come up with some tangible plans of how we can collaborate together.
I found this wonderful prayer on the US Catholic Bishops website. I love the spirit of this prayer. I want us to be a community of bridge builders here at St Jude in Pearl. I want us to reach out to others in the community and in the world. May the words of this prayer penetrate our hearts. The words of this prayer really speak for themselves.
Holy Spirit, we praise and thank you!
You anoint us
to bring glad tidings to the poor
to proclaim liberty to captives
to recover sight for the blind
to free the oppressed
and to build communities in keeping
with God's vision of justice.
Show us how to be
a light in the world
the salt of the earth
seeds that sprout love
and leaven that infuses humanity
with the desire to promote
human dignity and solidarity.
Help us to listen with open hearts so that
those in poverty can lead our efforts to
proclaim a more hopeful vision
liberate captives from injustice
heal the blindness of the powerful
free us from self-centeredness
in order to build communities that are merciful and kind.
Amen.
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