Lord, hear our prayer:

Father, we thank you for all your faithful people who, like Moses, have come with words of hope, faith and love and who have acted with courage, patience and openness to set people free; for all those who have touched our lives with their lives and whose words and deeds have spoken to us of Christ; for those who have challenged our way of life and drawn us closer to the one who makes all things new; for all your faithful people down the centuries whose words and deeds have changed history; for those who, through the Holy Spirit, have power to transform lives today.

Amen.

Some minor adaptation on some prayers.
David Clowes, 500 Prayers For All Occasions © 2003 by David C Cook Publishing
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