Our elusive, yet all-sustaining Friend

Loving God, our elusive yet all-sustaining Friend:
  We give thanks for the accumulated sanity of the Holy Scriptures
   through which you speak to us even when our hearts feel cold.
We give thanks for the caring communities of your holy church
   where you are present with encouragement and profound healing.
We give thanks for those special, holy times
   when for a few seconds or hours this world's shrouds split open and we glimpse your glory.
Most of  all we give thanks for the gift of Christ Jesus
   who makes himself known in the breaking of the bread to all who keep the trust.
Loving Lord, elusive but faithful Friend,
    in spite of our scrappy faith and love, we dare to celebrate your glorious Presence!
    Hallelujah!

BD Prewer, Jesus Our Future: Prayers for the 21st Century (Open Book Publishers), 50.


My thanks to Vicky Garvey for sharing this resource.