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Wisdom: knowing who to listen to
Lord, we pray for your world. Amid the difficulties and uncertainties of our times, help us to know which voices to trust, and grant to our leaders, the media and all those whose voices gain the attention of others, that they would speak with understanding, truth and peace.
God of unity, whose Son offered his life to break down the barriers of this world,
help us in our time of perplexity to hear your call.
When the way is uncertain, show us the path of truth,
when we seem trapped and lost, reveal to us the beginnings of the journey ahead,
and when we have gone astray, bring us back to the narrow road where peace and justice are found,
that amid all the world’s distractions,
and despite the loud voices of threat and fear,
we would be enabled to travel on,
guided by your light
and strengthened by your love,
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
(from the Canterbury Book of New Parish Prayers by M.J.Kramer)