God, each generation you invite us into your covenant,
and each generation we seem to break that covenant,
we turn away from you,
we turn away from love.
You are righteous in your anger against us,
and yet, generation after generation,
you let go of that anger,
and invite us to renew our loving relationship with you.
We are in need of the eternal forgiveness once again,
The world has once again strayed
from the path you have set for us.
I understand your anger!
It is infuriating to see…
…the destruction we have caused to your earth,
…the societies that value possessions over people,
…the inequity in our communities.
I am angry too!
But now we need your forgiveness!
Teach me to love as you love,
to forgive the perpetrators of discrimination and destruction,
to forgive myself when I am a complicit part in those system.
Teach me do better,
to work for change,
and to inspire others to work for change.
It is only through your love
that we can create positive change in the world.
Your spirit dwells within each of us.
Awake the spirit with in us,
so we may be open to your call,
so that we make walk the path you set for us,
so that we can create and inspire good works in the world!
For the original Psalm visit https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+85&version=NRSV