Romans 13:11

Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers.

Joshua 1:9

I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.

Amos 5:24

But let justice roll on like a river,
    righteousness like a never-failing stream!

Lord, now is the moment,

now is the time

for us to finally wake,

for us to finally wake up.

Sleep is no longer

a luxury we can afford.

Shutting our eyes

and counting to ten

and hoping, like a child,

that the bad things, the shadows

that creep on the walls at night,

will suddenly, on their own, vanish—

that is wishful, dangerous thinking

that allows too many of our neighbors

to face the darkness alone.

We are no longer children, Lord.

We know this.

We are stronger than that.

And while the time for handholding

is over, we know Lord that we do

not walk this path alone.

We will be strong.

We will take courage.

We will not be afraid

because the Lord our God

is with us wherever we go.

And no army of hate

can stand against us.

And no rising tide of fear

can hold us under the waves.

This is the moment, Lord,

this is the moment where

we become those better angels.

This is the moment when

justice flows like a river.

This is the moment when love wins.

Amen.