We know this will require a shift in power. And this can be scary for some. Give those full of fear - hope. May we come to know grace, So that our hearts will not be hardened to the pain around us. There are so many beautiful stories needing to be told. And we need to get the chance to hear them. Widen our vision so that the history that is shared this month, And every month, Come to be known as our history too. We are most human when we see the humanity in others. Open unto me, light for my darkness Open unto me, courage for my fear Open unto me, hope for my despair Open unto me, peace for my turmoil Open unto me, joy for my sorrow Open unto me, strength for my weakness Open unto me, wisdom for my confusion Open unto me, forgiveness for my sins Open unto me, tenderness for my toughness Open unto me, love for my hates Open unto me, Thy Self for myself Lord, Lord, open unto me!
He is recognized as one of the great spiritual leaders of the 20th century renowned for his reflections on humanity and our relationship with God.
Thurman was a prolific author writing at least 20 books ; perhaps the most famous is Jesus and the Disinherited , which deeply influenced Martin Luther King, Jr. He also cofounded the first interracially pastored, intercultural church in the US. Back to Top. We have gathered in this place this morning, allow your spirit to fill our very being. Most gracious and loving God, we remember the struggles of our people, black people, people of African descent, your people and thank you for your grace, your love, and your mercy.
Mighty causes are. But they call with voices that mean work and sacrifices. Mercifully grant us, O God, the spirit of Esther, that. Educator and civil rights activist W. Du Bois became the first African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard. An agnostic for much of his life, he nonetheless wrote dozens of exquisite spiritual entreaties.
I submit to no one but Thee, O Allah, I submit to no one but. I submit to Thee because Thou hast no partner. All praise. This prayer, which stems from the teachings of the Koran, has had some significance in recent U. To Malcolm X, who was an avowed racist for a good portion of his adult life, it became the catalyst for his personal conversion. Father, we call Thee Father because we love Thee. We are glad to. We send a cry of Thanksgiving for people of all. We know that. The tasks performed today with.
Grant us strength and courage and faith and humility sufficient. Born into a family of seventeen children whose parents had once been slaves, Mary McLeod Bethune became one of the most indefatigable voices for global equality and understanding in the immediate years before and after World War II.
Here she expresses her firm belief in the beauty of diversity throughout the world. In the last years of his life, musician and composer Duke Ellington realized that his time was short and he regretted that he had not fully conveyed in his music his deeply held spirituality. In his quest to add to his legacy, he wrote a series of ecumenical pieces that became part of his Sacred Concerts. You are loosed from your moorings, and are free; I am fast in.
You move merrily before the gentle. O that I were free! O, that I were on one of your. Betwixt me. Go on, go on. O that I could also. Could I but swim! If I could fly! O, whywas I born a man, of. The glad ship is gone; she hides in the. I am left in the hottest hell of unending slavery. God, save me! God deliver me! Let me be free! Is there any God? And this can be scary for some.
Give those full of fear - hope. May we come to know grace, So that our hearts will not be hardened to the pain around us. There are so many beautiful stories needing to be told. And we need to get the chance to hear them. Widen our vision so that the history that is shared this month, And every month, Come to be known as our history too.
We are most human when we see the humanity in others. Open unto me, light for my darkness Open unto me, courage for my fear Open unto me, hope for my despair Open unto me, peace for my turmoil Open unto me, joy for my sorrow Open unto me, strength for my weakness Open unto me, wisdom for my confusion Open unto me, forgiveness for my sins Open unto me, tenderness for my toughness Open unto me, love for my hates Open unto me, Thy Self for myself Lord, Lord, open unto me!
We have gathered in this place this morning, allow your spirit to fill our very being. Most gracious and loving God, we remember the struggles of our people, black people, people of African descent, your people and thank you for your grace, your love, and your mercy.
We thank you for leaders that you continue to place in high places and ordinary places. Inspire each of us to work more faithfully for justice and dignity of life everywhere. Lord God, we remember the hurts of exclusion and prejudice, but we know that you can raise our vision above all barriers and give us wisdom and courage to make this a better world.
As you give us yourself in the Bread of Hope and the Cup of Mercy - show us how to give ourselves to those who are without hope and to those who cry for mercy. Lord God, rule over our spirit in this hour that we will go from this worship with the freedom of those who trust in you. In whose law we find our guidance, in whose Love we find our healing and joy, and in whose will we find our peace, rule over our spirits in this hour that we will go from this worship with the freedom of those who trust you and need have no anxiety for themselves.
Empower us, O God to be open to the seasons of life and give of our hearts Love generously to all in need.
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