"The Courage to Be Wrong"--A Prayer for December 9, 2020

 “The Courage to Be Wrong”—A Prayer for December 9, 2020

The thing we are really afraid of, God,
is admitting we were wrong.

Saying a simple sorry, or that we missed the mark,
is an easier labor. With those
we can tell ourselves we were on the right track.
We still get partial credit, we insist,
for being pointed in the right direction.

But you keep raising up voices
who call us out for being headed
away from justice, away from mercy,
away from basic decency,
away from… you.

We are afraid to admit
that we have been so wrong, and
our feet are sore from
digging our heels in so much.

Give us the courage to be wrong, Lord,
so we will quit resisting as you turn us toward your way.