Lord, while the world with war and hatred burns, we skim across the surface of concerns and though we pray for peace in Jesus' name, we lack so often urgency and shame. Forgive your church its calm pursuit of peace, from idleness of will our lives release; for justice make us hungry, help us reach with all our passion for the good of each. Speak through our voice protesting at the skill and science used to cripple and to kill. Weep with our tears, as every weapon made robs yet another child of human bread. Cause anger, Lord, to rise within our soul, as all that you intended to be whole and full of joy is trampled underfoot by dint of war-machine and soldier's boot. Teach us to use this anger and our will to sweep away the forces out to kill the life, the love you had of old in mind; we pledge our word: we are for humankind!