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# A Prayer for A Contentious Season

 August 29, 2016 by [Vince Wilcox](https://blog.discoverworship.com/articles/author/vince-wilcox)

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 Heavenly Father, help me realize...  
 That you loved the whole world while we were lost in rebellion  
 That you gave your Son for us before we gave our lives to you  
 That Jesus demonstrated love and mercy in the face of taunting, torture and murder.

 As your children, redeemed and reconciled by Christ’s blood...  
 Help us be agents of your reconciliation  
 Help us be ambassadors of your coming kingdom  
 Help us return mercy for insult and grace for injustice.

 As your Church, your Bride, your Body...  
 Let us contend for souls rather than simply for party or position  
 Let us be prejudiced by your love for sinners rather than our hatred for sin  
 Let us be undone—not by the divisiveness of these times—but by the glory of your presence.

 In this contentious season...  
 May our love for others testify to your love for us  
 May your incomprehensible peace transcend this momentary chaos  
 May our trust in you confound those who trust in chariots and horses  
 May our worship of you draw others to your table.

 In Christ, our peacemaker’s name, we pray,  
 Amen.

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### Vince Wilcox

Bringing his varied experiences as attorney, marketer, and musician, Vince Wilcox served as general manager of Discover Worship from 2014 to 2020. During that time he also served as director of the Music Business program at Trevecca Nazarene University. A veteran of the music industry, he lives in Nashville and is active in his local church.

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