Meet Hate With Love

This month, we as a nation celebrate the life and accomplishments of Martin Luther King, Jr., who stands as a symbol of social justice, nonviolence, and mutual respect for all creation. Dr. King taught others to meet hate with love, and to show respect towards self, our fellow community members, and to our world, even in the face of differences, challenges, or darkness.

Lord, lighten the loads of your peacemakers. Be their light to brighten the darkness. Offer them glimpses of hope. Help them be kind to themselves. Show them the way of peace when it is hard to identify. Grant them peace within themselves. Keep them safe. May their work and their spirit be contagious.

Lord, give them rest!

Peacemakers are the children of God. Their work is blessed. Bless the peacemakers, O Lord. As the pink sunset comforts us at the end of a long day, comfort your children. This is our earnest prayer.

Amen.