A Prayer Following reflection on the life of Jonah:
Gracious loving, Merciful and Forgiving God
Please forgive me
When my bigotry
Is thinly veiled behind my nationalism
When my prejudice
Is excused indistinctly by my sense of entitlement
When my racism
Masquerades as staunch patriotism
When my selfishness
Is weakly masked by my Australian birth right
Please forgive me of these sins.
Please help me acknowledge that you love
Every person on this planet
In equal measure
Without discrimination
Help me have the courage to do the same.
Please help me understand that you extend grace
To everyone
In exactly the same way
Without any bias
Empower me to do likewise.
Please help me recognise that you show mercy
To all people
In identical fashion
With not a trace of prejudice
Help me be brave enough to do the same.
Please help me accept that you offer forgiveness
To every human being
In an equivalent nature
Without any favouritism
Inspire me to exhibit the very same attitude.
So that I can be a person through whom God’s redeeming love can flow to others
Please help these things be a reality
In my life today.
Amen.

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