Prayer

God of vision, we can often be discouraged by events in the world around us. We can often be discouraged by the failures in our own lives, especially the failure to realize dreams we have had for ourselves. Encourage us through the gift of your presence and love that our vision for the world and the dreams we dream for ourselves can still be realized. Give us the courage to believe that what we imagine for others and for ourselves can still become reality. We pray this in the name of God who is the source of our hopeful dreaming. Amen.