In Times of Dread #LetUsPray*: A Weekly Centering Prayer for These Turbulent Times In Times of Dread #LetUsPray Let us Pray — God, why does your creation do what we do? Why do we let the pursuit of wealth drive us? Why do we choose violence in response to conflict? Why are our egos so fragile? Why can't we forgive? Why do we hate? Answer us, O God. God, our spirits are filled with discouragement and dread we kill so easily, even as we plan to kill again we ignore the suffering that we cause others we let hatred and power eat away at our souls we begin to believe there is nothing we can do and we do this at the feet of Empire God, Empire thrives on our anguish but we know that Empire clutches to power when that power is threatened. we know that Empire lashes out when its life is coming to an end and we know that Empire will not last because the ways of Empire are not Yours God, when we are feeling disheartened sit with us in our discouragement and dread let us embrace new life whe...