Anointed for Peacemaking, a Prayer for Unity

How good is your unity, O Lord
How rich, how abundant, how merciful

Flowing down over our heads
as blessing and balm, wholeness and hope

Flowing down over our faces
eyes, ears, lips anointed for truth and justice

For making peace together

Flowing down over our bodies
our shoulders bearing one another’s burdens

Our strength now pulling together
bearing crosses, not weapons

Flowing down over our hands
instruments of hate no more
grabbing and oppressing no more
now open in welcome, holding…