A Collect (prayer) for Reconciliation

A Collect is a brief prayer, which gathers together or ‘collects’ certain concerns appropriate to a particular occasion or issue.

Lord God,
Bring us together as one.
Reconciled with you and
reconciled with each other.
You made us in your likeness;
You gave us your son, Jesus Christ.
He has given us forgiveness from sin.

Lord God,
Bring us together as one.
Different culture, but
given new life in Jesus Christ;
Together as one, your body,
your church, your people.

Lord God,
Bring us together one.
Reconciled, healed, forgiven,
Sharing you with others,
as you have called us to do.

In Jesus Christ,
let us be together as one.

Amen.