Homily Reflection – Sunday, August 20, 2023
From The Pastor
While on vacation this week and not having an article to reprint, I have decided to offer you a prayer I wrote in the year 2000. Given the signs of the times, it seems appropriate and needed. I encourage you to make use of this prayer. May God’s will be accomplished in us for the greater good of all.
Common Prayer for Peace and Forgiveness on the Occasion of the Third Millennium
God’s creation is one of love. As a child of God, created out of love, I have the right to live in an environment of grace. I have the right to live in the awareness of my own goodness and the goodness of all persons, free from the fear of violence due to the greed and oppression of ungodly persons, governments, or nations.
I pray for the forgiveness of my sins against the justice of God given me in Christ Jesus. I ask that any words, actions, or attitudes of mine that have caused pain or fear be forgiven me.
I ask and pray for the forgiveness of sins of the past millennium caused by my country or any nation of the world that has broken the justice and peace promised by God.
I commit myself to being a person of peace, acting in justice, and bearing the responsibility of creating environments of grace within myself, my family, and in all those places where I live and work.
As a person of peace, I can make a difference in the world because of the peace and salvation Christ has given me. I ask God for the grace to do so.
Amen
God bless you and your family, our nation, our world, and all creation,
Father John Esper
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