Outrageous One, who comes in the night, ready or not,
who surprises with your arrival in the darkest moonlight places.
For you did not wait til we were ready.
You did not wait til every child was loved, and every mouth fed:
til our lives were spotless and the fighting had ceased.
You come just as we are.
Come to us this night, dear God, and to all who need your peace.
Watch and wait with us in the darkness until the light of justice dawns.
Bring us safely to tomorrow as we lie down this night.
Amen.
- Tess Ward