​​Prayer for August 2025

Lord,

 Although we often lose sight of who we are,

    we know that we belong to you,

    and on that we rely

 

We seem to carry with us the sense of a larger life that makes this room in which we live seem narrow and paltry.

And knowing that,

   we become sick at the world around us, and sad at the evil of it.

 

Yet soon the recollection fades

    and we grow satisfied and cease to be surprised and disgusted at the evil around us.

The glamour and clamour of the earth distract us from our origins,

    and its temptations rob us of our birthright.

 

It becomes hard for us to remember whose children we are

    and that we are here to live out our lives with you.

 

Yet only thus believing can life be bravely lived

    and its purposes become plain.

 

Call us back, Lord

and

keep us close.