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Adapted with permission from Sacraments and Seasons, Peacemaking through Worship, page 47, the Rev. Barbara Battin, published by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program Sacred Mystery, We confess that we do not much trust this resurrection story. It doesn’t fit with the headlines about the Middle East and a hundred other places. It doesn’t work into our win-loss action plans for success. It doesn’t make any sense according to the dominant worldview of our culture. Sacred Mystery, if only there was a guarantee, if only there was an insurance plan, if only there were reasonable explanations and reliable statistics, perhaps we could trust this resurrection power. But oh, Sacred Mystery, We are tired of the violence, We are weary of wars, We are even sad at the state of our own lives and relationships, the pain we cause, the power we misuse, the division we feel, the despair we tolerate. We want to risk resurrection. We want to come out of the prison of our limited knowledge. We want to emerge from the tombs that hold us back from new life. Make us an Easter people, we pray. We seek the courage to be people of your peace. We seek the hope that will sustain us in the desert times Until the tree of life blossoms and bears the fruit of justice and joy. Amen.
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