Knitting a Conundrum

O Lord God Almighty,
you who know your own,
you who have called us to trust in you,
you who have asked us to be
the leaven of heaven in a hard, sinfilled world,
the light on the hill,
salt,
to be witnesses of your way,
hear our prayer, O Lord,
and let our cry come unto thee,
as we pray for Terri,
as we pray for her parents,
as we pray for those who care for her,
as we pray for all those who would harm her,
as we pray for all people in Terri's situation,
as we pray for all those fighting the culture of death,
as we pray for all who wrongly think they are doing good, choosing death over life.

Help us, O Lord,
to choose life over death,
Help us, O Lord,
to lose our fear of standing up for the right,
Help us, O Lord,
to not be ashamed to shine your light before others,
Help us, O Lord,
to be willing witnesses
that you are the truth, the way, the life,
this day and always,
in the name of Jesus,
Amen.

Susan E. Stone, 2005