A Prayer for Hiroshima Day
Prayer
Like most traumatic
scars, the ones that are found in Hiroshima and Nagasaki are permanent:
reminders of the terrible damage human beings can inflict.
Similar scars can be
found in the hearts and souls of people around the world who understand this
terror: scars of grief, sadness, fear and even shame.
None of these scars
promise an end to war and devastation. Instead, they serve as a reminder of
healing and renewal - of a return to life.
Gracious God, Spirit
of Life and Love, help us to see our scars: those we have created, those we are
called to witness, and those we can soothe and heal.
We are deeply grateful
for the buds and blossoms that even the most scarred offer as a revelation to
the world.
And, especially on
this 70th* anniversary of Hiroshima Day, we renew our commitment to peace
individually, collectively and globally:
To "peace
within" which calms our anxieties and fears,
To "peace
between" which overcomes differences, animosities and conflict,
And, to "the
great peace", beyond even our understanding, that is Your gift and which
we attempt to be stewards of for the world.
Amen.
(*2015 = 70th
anniversary)
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