This is a prayer from Rev. Jeremy Green at St. Luke’s UMC in Orlando, FL. Jeremy is a close friend of Kelsey Lewis Vincent, our Pastor for Youth and Families. It’s POWERFUL! We hope you pray it with us.

God heal our hearts and heal our land, unite us in your kingdom work; dismantling systems of black oppression, denying whiteness that brings us gain.

A prayer for those in search of hope in the midst of suffering.

We are invited to level our anger and frustration at God because God can take it. God knows what is in our heart, isn't surprised by it, and wants us to experience the catharsis of vocalizing our feelings before God.

To be a church empowered by the breath of God, we must learn to listen and understand the hearts of those who are not like us. We must use the spiritual power given to us by God to enable us to cross boundaries of difference in race, education, income, and social setting.

When faced with a world in need of justice seekers and bridge builders, it can be so difficult to know where to start and I know that I don't necessarily need to be the person leading the conversation or offering a way forward. But I can offer these gentle suggestions as we seek to heal our hearts as individuals and as a community.