Prayer in Memory of Coretta Scott King

God, we are grateful for the life of Coretta Scott King, who worked for social justice and racial equality all of her life, as the wife and the widow of Martin Luther King, Jr. and as a woman of valor who never gave up the struggle for a better America for all God's children.

We remember and reflect on her words: "One of the ways you bring about change is to change yourself so that you're prepared to lead people in the direction they should go. If your emotions are as bad as those you're confronting, even if your cause is just, you are not leading from a just and peace-filled place."

Help us to honor Coretta Scott King's life by transforming our own hearts as we work to transform the unjust systems and structures of this world. In her, you have given us a model of perseverance to a just cause and a model of great dignity and faith. May she rest in the peace of the Lord. Amen.

by Dr. Jane M. Deren, Education for Justice Project