Dave Andrews' Reflection -

at Together Lancashire we take this prayer particularly to heart, and repeat it often and loudly!

 

I dream of a world

 

in which all the resources of the earth

 

will be shared equally

 

between all the people of the earth,

 

so that even the most disadvantaged

 

will be able to meet their basic needs

 

with dignity and joy.

 

I dream of a great society of small communities

 

co-operating to practise

 

personal, social, economic, cultural and political

 

integrity and harmony.

 

I dream of vibrant neighbourhoods

 

where people relate to one another

 

genuinely as good neighbours.

 

I dream of people developing

 

networks of friendship

 

in which the private pain

 

they carry deep down

 

is allowed to surface and is shared

 

in an atmosphere

 

of mutual acceptance and respect.

 

I dream of people

 

understanding the difficulties they have in common,

 

discerning the problems, discovering the solutions

 

and working together for personal growth and social change

 

according to the visionary agenda of Jesus of Nazareth.

 

And I dream of every church in every locality          

 

acting as a catalyst to make this dream come true.

 

 

Compassionate Community Work, Dave Andrews (2006)