A Prayer to the Creator of All Peoples*

 

‘…O, Father, Creator, Lord of All Peoples,

We praise You for creating all humanity in Your image.

We praise You for making everything beautiful in its time.

We praise You for placing eternity in all our hearts.

We praise You for so loving the world

that You sent Your Son to die for it.

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,

the world, and all who live in it.

As we prepare to meet [neighbors]

from a different part of the world,

we give You great thanks, O Lord,

for the privilege of new encounters,

for the wonder of our common creation,

for the fresh perspectives others bring to our lives,

for the joy of friendship that crosses boundaries.

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,

the world, and all who live in it…’

 

* from ‘A Liturgy before Meeting People from Other Cultures’
by Mark Meynell in Every Moment Holy, Volume III