Prayer For the Pilgrim

 

Lord, make us more than merchants of moments that fade away

Lord, fill our hearts with love for fellow-travelers today

For who knows by the time the sun sets who of us will pass

From here to where no one returns to shout hurray, alas

Lord, take our brokenness and make it fitting for love’s task

Banish our bitterness and live through us, I humbly ask

For who of us is better than the rest of us; no one

And we all need forgiveness for the sins that we have done

Lord, bind the heart that sorrows, with the kindness of Your word

Remind us that Your promises are pure and undeterred

For who or what can comfort besides Heaven’s Hope unfurled

In pages that prepare us for a place beyond this world

© Janet Martin

 My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word. 

Ps.119:28 NIV