Even though I wrote this prayer several years ago for a gathering remembering and honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the words still ring true today.
Maybe even especially today.
As we depart,
Both individually and collectively
Be who you are called to be.
And, in any and in all the ways you can
Seek justice.
Resist evil.
Stand strong against Death.
And all Death’s works and wiles.
Add your voice.
Move your feet.
Extend your hands.
And because it just might
Hold on to that long arc of history like your lives depend on it.
And pull
With as little or as much strength as you have
So that together we might help it continue to bend in the direction of justice.
And of peace.
And of hope.
And of promise.
For you and for me.
For us and for them.
For all of the children of God.
So, having been nourished by this evening’s gathering
Its words and its witness.
Go now and be Peace.
Amen.