O God of the eternal now, why is your Church so slow and lacks the will to venture out where you would have us go? If, Lord, it is our love to ease by which we thwart your plan. then stir us up, unsettle us and lead us by the hand. May we with courage take the risk and leave the past behind, to be a people on the move, throw caution to the wind. Give us the heart of Abraham, for changes make us bold; and bless us only so that we in turn may bless the world.