A Prayer for Those Experiencing Unfairness

Lord,

Please hear my prayer–

A prayer of confession and need, for

I grow weary of life’s battles.

I long for safety and protection.

I internalize the unfairness around me.

I envy those whose lives seem perfect.

And I sometimes consider myself

a victim without voice

a pawn of evil forces

a struggler with no resolution in sight.

You know, O Lord, of our turmoils,

of detoured routing

along the roads we travel.

You know of our desire for calm, and predictability,

and control of our own destinies.

We know, O Lord, of our limitations,

of skewed vision that

zooms in on troubles

while overlooking the goodness

that also accompanies our journey.

Like those who have gone before us,

who wrestled with unfair circumstances

who cried out to You

in dark, lonely times

So also we call out

and earnestly ask for the measure of

strength, hope, and love that

can only come from You–

the One who knows us, loves us, sustains us,

and brings us hope and joy

in spite of the unfairness

that permeates our days.

By Virgil Fry

From Rekindled: Warmed by Fires of Hope (Leafwood, 2007)