Lord God, Sovereign of all,
We need Your wisdom and compassion
to flood the corridors of power
in our world.
May Your Kingdom come.
We need creativity and courage
to guide and uplift the least
in our word.
May Your Kingdom come.
We need Your mercy and peace
to still the conflict and hatred
in our world.
May Your Kingdom come.
We need Your healing and life
to bring wholeness to the broken and diseased
in our world.
May Your Kingdom come,
and may Your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Amen.
John van de Laar, South African Methodist worship minster
prayer & verse 
