O God, where our hearts are fearful or faint, grant courage and hope. Where our feet are weary or worn, grant strength and stay. Where our eyes are clouded or confused, grant clarity and vision. Where our hands are fisted or frail, grant freedom and faith. Where our spirits are daunted or dismayed, grant healing and wholeness. Where our thinking is twisted or in turmoil, grant illumination and strength. Grant, we pray, strength in our weakness, hope in our despair, imagination in our inaction and peace in our restlessness. All these things we ask in the name of Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.
– Prayer by The Rt. Rev. Deon Johnson, Bishop of Missouri
– artwork by the Rev. Richard Krapf
