Lord,

    whole towns flocked to you, with
 demons and sickness,
to be healed.

In
 our day
 we, as well,
 come to be found
by you.

O Christ:
bend down, grasp
our hand and help us up.
We are plagued with unrest,
from climate crisis, gun violence,
racial bias, hunger and wars all around.

Let us also “get up and wait on others,”

And take
your good news to
all our sisters and brothers
everywhere.