O God of such truth as sweeps away all lies
grace as shrivels all excuses,

come now to find us

for we have lost ourselves

in a shuffle of disguises

and in the rattle of empty words.

Let your Spirit move mercifully

to recreate us from

the chaos of our lives.

We have been careless

of our days

our loves

our gifts

our chances...

Our prayer is to change, O God,

not out of despair of self

but for love of you,

and the selves we long to become

before we simply waste away.

Let your mercy move in and through us now...

Amen.