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Come, Lord Jesus: A prayer of invitation

In this prayer, John Wurster repeatedly calls, ‘Come, Lord Jesus,’ inviting Christ’s presence, justice, love and hope into every corner of our lives and the life of the church.

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Come, Lord Jesus. Bring your presence, bring your peace, bring your light. Comfort the sick, soothe the sorrowful, bind up the wounded. Calm our spirits. Ease our burdens. Mend our hearts. Come, Lord Jesus.

Come, Lord Jesus. Bring your justice, bring your righteousness, bring your goodness. Reorder our priorities. Direct our efforts. Strengthen our resolve. Break down walls. Dismantle oppression. Overthrow tyrants. Come, Lord Jesus.

Come, Lord Jesus. Bring your love, bring your compassion, bring your mercy. Heal our divisions. Seek out the lost. Restore the guilt-ridden. Widen our embrace. Teach us generosity. Show us how to forgive. Come, Lord Jesus.

Come, Lord Jesus. Bring your passions, bring your fire, bring your steadfastness. Inspire our witness. Motivate our mission. Energize your church. Open our minds. Extend our hands. Overcome our lethargy. Come, Lord Jesus.

Come, Lord Jesus. Bring your hope, your tenderness, your promise. Build up our common life. Hold us in our frustrations. Brighten our darkness. Release us. Renew us. Redeem us. Come, Lord Jesus.

Come, Lord Jesus, hear our cries, hear our whispers, hear our prayers.

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