Prayer for Easter 2

Life-giving, life-restoring, birthing and rebirthing Godde
You roll away the stones
that keep us from seeing who Jesus is
Your love stretches beyond the furtherest horizon we can imagine,
and extends to us on our fragile planet
We praise you

Gracious Godde of sea and sky
That love was most perfectly revealed in Jesus Christ
Who greets us and lovingly extends a hand
that recognises our deepest pain and loss
coming closer to us than we could ever imagine
sharing fully in our humanity
We praise you

We can so easily fret and worry
Thinking that we have gone beyond the limits
of your capacity to forgive and respond

Bond-breaking death-challenging spirit
Break into our hearts and minds
That we may know the great wonder of being loved
beyond anything we could have imagined
Empower and embolden us
To confront forces of destruction and love what brings life

Amen

Sad Jesus

This powerful art work is by Nathan Berry of Telford, Shropshire, UK. Thanks Nathan for letting your Dad Mark post it on his blog. It will help a lot of people all over the world remember what happened at Easter. And thanks to Matt Stone for drawing it to my attention.