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We close the Pennsylvania installment of the “Advocating on the Road” series with this reflection.
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\nA reflection by The Rev. Paul L. Lubold,<\/p>\n

Western PA Advocacy Developer, Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (LAMPa)<\/p>\n

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We hope you enjoyed your \u201cvisit\u201d to Pennsylvania, and the discussion offracking.\u00a0 Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (LAMPa) thanks you for visiting us in the “Keystone State,” although Pennsylvania is technically not a “state,” but a “commonwealth.” We are, as William Penn described us, a “grand experiment.”\u00a0 While the Rev. Amy Reumann was the \u2018tour guide\u2019 that got us going, this leg of the ELCA “Advocating on the Road” blog series\u00a0 was greatly enriched by the interaction of grassroots leaders along the way and we\u2019re grateful for their voices.<\/p>\n

I invite you to share in this closing prayer as we leave Pennsylvania, and move on to our next destination.<\/p>\n

Creator God, we are among your creatures, recognizing the responsibility you have entrusted to us \u2013 as \u2018stewards\u2019 and \u2018caretakers\u2019 of this planet we call home.\u00a0 Our current conversation about frackingis both complex and divisive.\u00a0 It is also of great importance.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Bless us as we continue to discuss and learn.\u00a0 Grant us courage to listen to opinions that are different from ours, and openness to see things from another\u2019s point of view.<\/em><\/p>\n

Allow your faithful people to remember our central identity\u2013 our salvation through Jesus Christ \u2013 and to gather around his cross, recognizing that our different convictions ought not divide us.<\/em><\/p>\n

May we more closely resemble the biblical image of “lions and lambs resting together,” rather than opposing forces waging battle.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hear our prayers.– .for those trying to earn a “sustainable wage” in the petroleum industry,\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

for those who live in close proximity, or \u2018downstream\u2019 from drilling,\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

and for our elected officials as they seek the good of the “Commonwealth” of Pennsylvania and our larger nation.<\/em><\/p>\n

And for leaders of the faith communities, as the ELCA joins with other church bodies, seeking to discern your holy will.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

AMEN<\/em><\/p>\n


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