Prayer for Third Week of Lent

God of Grace and God of Glory,
we yearn for commandments which bring life.

Deepen our longing, fire our questions, order our desires.

Deepen our longing to be a journey people,
known for abiding commitments--
not childish obedience.

Fire our questions about commandments of old,
knowing they bring life--
and sometimes death.

Order our desires as the poet orders your world,
in awe traversing the vast creation--and our depths too.

Fire us with zeal that opens doors,
questioning perverse traditions--
and ego's house.

Deepen our longings for true Glory:
Presence, Love, Wisdom Unshamed--
Foolish Grace.

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Written by Jacki Belile for "Out in Scripture," a project of the Human Rights Campaign's Religion and Faith Program.