Reflection for August 12

Prayer for the Sikh Community
Eternal God, every day you look after and behold all that you have created. Our world is engrossed in sin and evil. In the midst of the tragedy suffered by the Sikh community, we cry out to you for solace. Comfort the bereaved, heal the wounded, and move us to compassionate action to transform our communities so they may reflect your eternal peace. Send your spirit throughout the world, that all peoples may be gathered as your children, sharing in your divine light which pervades us all. Amen. (The Rev. David Simmons, Rector of St. Matthias Episcopal Church, Waukesha, Wisconsin; drawing upon imagery from the Kirtan Sohila, which is the Sikh prayer for the evening also used at funerals).