Prayer: A Liturgy for Struggling to Love Where You Live

Source: Liturgies for a Life Abroad

I know, dear Lord
that no place on this
spinning globe
is without challenge—
the biggest cities to the
most remote villages
each come with a unique
list of difficulties.
And right now
this place,
where I’ve unpacked my bags
and set up a home,
is feeling especially hard to love.

Read the whole prayer (Instagram; also on Facebook). Maybe you can share it with a friend serving cross-culturally or struggling to readjust to their passport country.

See also the related book Liturgies and Laments for the Sojourner.

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