A Prayer for Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Signs (Part Five)

O God,

As we travel down the road, remind
us to pay attention to the signs.

When our following of you requires
that we ignore or disobey a sign,
give us courage and commitment to do so.

When it’s called for, help us to
ignore the “One Way” signs.

Sometimes, if we are to be faithful
in following you, we just can’t go
the way that everybody else is going.

Even if they’re all going the way of hate,
we must go the way of love.

Even if they’re all going the way of condemnation,
we must go the way of mercy.

Even if they’re all going the way of apathy,
we must go the way of compassion.

Even if they’re all going the way of conflict,
we must go the way of peace.

Even if they’re all going the way of rejection,
we must go the way of acceptance.

Even if they’re all going the way of despair,
we must go the way of hope.

Help us to go the way we should go,
not the way that everybody else is going.

It’s dangerous to go the other way.

We’re bound to impede the flow of traffic;
we’re bound to crash into people.

Don’t let us be motivated by
a desire to cause problems.

Let us be motivated instead by
a desire to be true to you
and to who we are in you.

Amen.