Prayer for a Busy Week

Father,

We live in a world
with walls both
visible and invisible;
some protect us from harm,
and others protect
us from inconvenience,
hearing only the voices
that reinforce our fears.

Open a window in the walls,
so that we may hear the voice
of the one who needs to be heard,
who speaks in a still, small voice
so often drowned out by our noisy lives.

Amen