A Psalm to widen our tents 

Our world is too small.Our lives are too small.Our vision is too restricted.

May the people of various countries, various cultures, tribes and families find room in our world and in our lives.

Help us to widen our tents so that all are welcome among us. 

Our attitudes are too parochial, our assumptions too simplistic, our behavior too predictable. May minorities of any kind - of race, class or gender - find room in the world and in our hearts.

Help us to widen our tents so that all are welcome among us.  

Our boundaries are too limited, our preferences too conditioned, our habits too ingrained

May the aging, the very young subcultural and varied interest groups find room in our world and in our prayers

Help us to widen our tents so that all are welcome among us.  

God of all cultures. you came as a helpless babe into our world, help us not to label anyone inferior or second- class. Help us overcome our attitudes of superiority and oppression. May we broaden our vision and widen our tents so that plurality and diversity determine who we are: people called and committed to a world united against injustice and striving for peace.

adapted from WomanWisdom by MT Winter