There were requests from the online chat from the livestream to put the reading from the worship service on July 3, 2022, on the website. Here is the reading. The writer and credit for the Litany goes to Fran Pratt.
God, we seek your wisdom for how to live today, in this time and place.
We ask help from you:
To remember that we are citizens of heaven first and foremost (1) – Help us, oh God; To live with integrity and fidelity to Christ even while under human government – Help us, oh God;To practice peace and resurrection in our every action (2) – Help us, oh God; To exercise our rights and privileges on behalf of the vulnerable – We need the mind of Christ.
We lift up those human leaders in authority, that they may do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly (3); That they may overcome self-interest with self sacrifice; That they may listen to the voices of the people they serve; That they may have vision for good for all, beyond partisan goals and nationalism; That they may resist temptation to wield their power for personal gain; That they may may resist tyranny, totalitarianism, and autocracy within their ranks; That they may speak truth, and uphold it (4); That they may hold fast to laws which foster justice, and root out those that discriminate against the weak; That they may seek peace and pursue it (4); That they may work for equality and benefit for all races, all genders, all religious and cultural expressions; That they may champion the beauty of humanity from cradle to grave; That they may regard kindness and cooperation as strengths; That they may lead with humility, morality, compassion, and creativity. Let everything that is hidden come to light – The light that is Christ. (5) And let all people live in the authority of the Kingdom of Heaven, under the law of Love. Amen.
- Philippians 3:20
- “Practice resurrection” is a line in Wendell Berry’s famous poem, “The Mad Farmer Liberation Front”
- Micah 6:8
- Psalm 34:14
- John 8:12
