Heavenly Father,
As we celebrate the jubilee
Of Jesus the Lord and Saviour
We pray earnestly
That you would come down
With your outstretched arm
And put an end to corruption,
Ethnic bigotry
And religious intolerance
In our land.
Look down with favour upon us
Oh Lord
That these evils may give way
Permanently
In order that uprightness may rise
And flower in the land.
Bring an end to the violence,
Tension and anxiety
Which surround us today
And let our brothers and sisters
Experience the forgiveness,
Healing, restoration,
And reconciliation
Which the jubilee is all about.
Jubilee Prayer (II)
Creator God,
Teach our countrymen and women
How to rise up and be counted
On the path of reason.
Show us how to refrain
From joining the bandwagon
In the foolish life of greed and graft
Which has led our nation
To the mess of the recent past.
Make us cultivate the virtues
Of love, justice, equity,
Mutual forgiveness, discipline
And patriotism
Which alone will make for peace
And prosperity.
Compassionate One
Let this jubilee year
Bring a sudden twist in fate
For those in our country
Who in the past
Have sowed their tears
And invested their sorrows
In your loving hands.
Let those who in their tribulation
Have held on to your Word
And faithfully awaited
Your powerful intervention
Not be disappointed
In this jubilee year.
Jubilee Prayer (III)
Almighty God
You are known
All through the Scriptures
As the Friend of the poor,
The Father of Orphans
And the Defender of the widow,
So let there be a change in fortune
This jubilee year
For those who have suffered
Discrimination and abuse.
Bring about a veritable change
In the lot of the blind and the lame,
The deaf and the dumb
And those who suffer various degrees
Of mental handicap
Social isolation
And economic distress
In our land.
Liberator God,
You are the same yesterday,
Today and forever,
So let the weak and the lowly
Who are pushed to the margins
Of our society
By the strong and the powerful,
Find comfort and consolation
In your jubilee visitation.