#EndHungerFast prayers for Ash Wednesday

Let us pray for our neighbours,
for the cross-scarred body of Christ,
and for all creation, saying:
God of life
hear our prayer.

For those among us who go hungry today:
that they may be fed.
God of life...

For those among us who hunger for justice today:
that they may be energised and sustained
in their restlessness to speak and act for change.
God of life...

For those among us who rest in satisfaction and security today:
that they may be unsettled and disturbed
by the calls from the wildernesses.
God of life...

For those among us who are treated as worthless today:
that they may be raised up with dignity and joy.
God of life...

For those among us who work to welcome, listen and support:
that they may be blessed with patience and grace.
God of life...

For those among us who hoard power and wealth for themselves,
and who make decisions indifferent to those they will affect:
that their hearts may be melted by the warm wind of your compassion.
God of life...

For those among us who will seek to keep this Lent
in solidarity with the poorest,
in contradiction to consumerism,
in the compromised, broken middles of our world,
and yet in hope of transformation within and without:
that we will all catch glimpses
of your face in our neighbours, near and far,
of your Spirit in the cracks in our systems,
and of your kingdom taking root and blossoming in our midst,
in Jesus Christ, our brother and Saviour.
Amen.