Lord, Make us your instruments

Lord, make us your instruments of peace, ones who sow the seeds of your grace;
Use us to bring your healing message to a broken human race.
Let us be ones who bring words of hope and love to those deep in the pit of despair;
May we comfort the hurting, and show to them, love and care.
Let us console those who are hurting and are gripped with uncertainty and fear;
Let us bind up the wounded, and wipe away every tear.
Send us O’ Lord, to those who sit in sin’s dark night;
Let us bring to them, the message that shines forth your saving light.
O’ Lord, use us to be your instruments, freely giving ourselves to others;
That we may uplift and support our sisters and brothers.
Use us to reach out to those who are suffering, pain, rejection and strife;
That they will find in you, peace, hope, acceptance, and new life.

M. Carter 2011