Easter Prayer 2025

Roll the stone away, O Most High,
as You did in the garden so long ago.

Roll the stones away that drag us down, O God:

the addictions that trap us,
the resentments that poison us,
the guilt that embitters us.

Roll them away, O God.

Roll the stones away that oppress us, O God:

the love of money that corrupts us,
the admiration of dictators which disempowers us
the hollowing out of our politics which devalues us.

Roll them away, O God.

Roll the stones away that are killing us, O God:

the degradation of the earth which never sates us,
the closing of our hearts, homes, and borders which never protects us,
the transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich which never saves us.

Roll them away, O God.

Roll the stone away, O Most High,
as You did in the garden so long ago.

Amen.