General Convention

O Lord,
How we have profaned our world. You have created our beautiful bodies to be temples, dwelling places for the Holy Spirit.
The children of Israel ministered before the ark continually, offering regular sacrifices, thanksgiving, and sacred song. During the construction of the temple, the stone was made ready prior to transport to the buiding site so that no hammer, ax, or any tool of iron was heard. Even the airwaves were set aside and holy!
The children of the Episcopal Church are so careless with our words, our music, our media. We are thoughtless with our food and with the care of our bodies and spirits. Take pity, Lord, for we are fallen creatures.
Have mercy. Restore us to holiness. Amen.
1 Corinthians 3:16-17, 1 Chronicles 16:37-42, 1 Kings 6:7