A Blessing for the Election 2024

God the Lamp unto our Feet,

We are here tonight on the Sunday evening before the election,

carrying our hopes, fears, and dreams

for our communities, our country, and our world.

Bless us with courage as we stand for compassion,

seeking a society that values every person.

God, we yearn for a government that reflects your justice,

for leadership that serves the vulnerable,

lifts up the brokenhearted, and

welcomes the stranger and the oppressed.

May our actions and our votes testify

to the kingdom that is already here,

the kingdom we are called to co-create with you.

God of all, make us instruments of your will,

and may we be ever mindful

that your work for justice, mercy, and love

is not contained by any ballot or border,

but flows through every one of us,

called to build your kingdom here on earth.

God let this United States be a place of refuge for the poor and in need.

As our country proudly displays, let us live up to the words on the Statue of Liberty:

“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

In Christ, Amen

Amen.