But let justice roll down

        like waters,

and righteousness

  like an ever-flowing stream.

               Amos 5. 24

(Not just a dribble or two,

but a nurturing source,

using our abilities

             and resources

to do what is good and right,

protecting the weak,

seeking the welfare

             of others,

being faithful

    even in drought.

Not limited to doing

       but released by being.

What is my heart in this?

Being not just aware of need,

  but mindful of restoring

  and doing something about it

for the welfare of others

           and God's glory.

What do we seek,

what do we choose,

what do we love?

Justice is making things

           right again.

Righteousness is

    motivated by love.)

O LORD,

May our lives

be marked by

Your strength and grace

flowing into

           this broken world.

Help us always

    to be identified as Yours

by life-giving waters

in deeds and words

   and acts of restoration.

May Your love

     literally flow through us,

even in unexpected ways

and in unlikely places.