Prayer of lament based on the Emmaus Road - ‘We had hoped’

by Nathan Bierma on April 18, 2009

We had hoped.
Lord, we voice our despair.
We had hoped you were our victory
We had hoped you were our earthly leader.
We had hoped you would remove the pain and the sorrow once and for all.

But then we saw suffering.
Then we saw injustice.
We saw blood on the ground.
We saw death.
And doubt swelled in our throats
and choked off our praise.
We had hoped.

Risen Lord, revitalize our hope.
Open our eyes to see your victory.

More worship resources for the Emmaus Road

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • Sphinn
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Mixx
  • Google

{ 0 comments… add one now }

Leave a Comment

You can use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>