O God,
You are continually turning the world upside down.
Your priorities defy the hierarchies we try to create.
With love, you create another world, another system that includes everyone.
Help me see our structures for what they are:
systems offering advantages to the powerful and disadvantages to the powerless.
When I seek power and position, remind me to value vulnerability and service.
Help me to reach beyond the hierarchies to welcome and include those who are most vulnerable.
Help me bring justice, compassion, and inclusion where I am.
Show me how I can help as you overturn the world.
Make me part of the transformation you bring.
Amen
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