On this 19th day of March, 2008, the fifth anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq, we pray with Christians of the Western Churches observing Holy Week:
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you,
for by your cross and resurrection you have offered us Hope
with its power to reveal signs of your reign
already within and among us:
Reveal the way to Peace in Iraq.
We adore you O Christ and we bless you,
for by your cross and resurrection you have triumphed in Love
with its power to cast out fear
and overcome hatred:
Open the way to Peace in Iraq.
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you,
for by your cross and resurrection you have given us Freedom
to be doers of your Word
to be workers for your Justice
to be healers of your beloved world:
Lead us in the way of Peace in Iraq.
Glory be to the One, who,
working in us,
can do infinitely more
than we can ask or imagine.
To God be glory
in the church and in Christ Jesus
to all generations,
for ever and ever.
Amen
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