Friday, July 3, 2009

African Prayer

“Mystery-working God, You who poured milk into the coconut without opening its shell, may your word find a way in, even when stubbornness shuts the door to my heart. You who planted the banana tree without the help of a seed, may your blessing germinate in my life, even when hardness of heart makes the soil infertile. You who divided the kola-nut without splitting apart its lobes, may evil thoughts and malicious intentions vanish from my heart without leaving a trace. Amen!” Courtesy: Agbonkhianmehe E. Orobator, Theology Brewed in an African Pot ((Maryknoll, New York, Orbis Books, 2008), p. 12