Eternal One,
Protector of the persecuted
Creator of our intrinsic equality,
Heal our wounds.
Bridge our divisions.
Implant insight in our minds.
Uncover the brutal truths of our histories,
The actual motivations concealed
With the intention to revise the stories of the past,
Turning victims into perpetrators
And perpetrators into individuals who could claim
Grievance without real cause.
O Shield, who guards and enables
our continued existence
As a nation,
Guide us to begin with foundational realizations
Of the need for fairness and equity
Within a nation in its youth,
But foster in us added enlightenment
Beyond the vision of those early leaders
That will, finally, lead us forward, now
To the equality, in Your eyes, O God,
Of every human being,
One to another,
No matter where he or she was born,
No matter what occupation or career in which he or she engages,
No matter the outward color of his or her skin
No matter how he or she expresses his or her faith and beliefs,
As we acknowledge the richness and significance
of the various cultures
That comprise our collective tapestry.
Eternal God,
Protector of our very souls,
Creator of the essence of our spirits
Which connects us in ways we cannot begin to imagine,
Heal our wounds.
Bridge our divisions
As we celebrate another year around the sun.
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