Easter Prayer 2004

An Easter Prayer for the World

Let the rain come and wash away
The ancient grudges, the bitter hatreds
Held and nurtured over generations.
Let the rain wash away the memory
of the hurt, the neglect.

Let the sun come out and
fill the sky with rainbows.
Let the warmth of the sun heal us
wherever we are broken.

Let the sun burn away the fog so that
we can see each other clearly.
So that we can see beyond the labels,
beyond the accents, gender, or skin colour.

Let the warmth and brightest
of the sun melt our selfishness
so that we can share the joys and feel the sorrows of our neighbours.
And let the light of the sun
be so strong that we will see all
people as our neighbours.

Let the earth nourished by the rain,
bring forth flowers
to surround us with beauty.

And let the mountains touch our hearts
to reach upward to heaven.

Deirdre Mullan rsm
Mercy Global Concern, New York