On
the feast of the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2015
O
God, give us tender hearts and restless minds,
to
pray and act with open hearts and discerning minds.
O
Christ, move us to ask profound questions,
about the plight of your people.
You
know each one of them by name,
they are all yours.
Our
hearts are torn Lord, because
some are running from fighting and violence,
some are running from hunger,
some are running from political persecution.
Why
do you seem far off from them?
Holy
Spirit of God,
help us to pray and act for refugees and migrants everywhere.
You
know each of their situations,
whether forced to flee their homelands,
or
displaced within the countries of their birth,
You
care equally for every one of them,
whether from Syria or South Sudan,
Afghanistan or Zimbabwe,
Eritrea or Nigeria,
Burundi or the Central African Republic
You
call upon us to extend Your embrace to all people,
Guide
us, Lord, in opening ourselves to their plight in practical ways,
without fear or prejudice.
For
your tender mercy's sake.
Amen
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer!
ReplyDeleteCan anyone pray this prayer? Do prayers have copyright protection? I'd like to pray this prayer at the beginning of our world religions class.
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