O Lord, open my eyes that I may see the needs of othersOpen my ears that I may hear their cries;Open my heart so that they need not be without succor;Let me not be afraid to defend the weak because of the anger of the strong,Nor afraid to defend the poor because of the anger […]
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The dark shadow of space leans over us…We are mindful that the darkness of greed, exploitation, and hatredalso lengthens its shadow over our small planet Earth.As our ancestors feared death and evil and all the dark powers of winter,we fear that the darkness of war, discrimination, and selfishnessmay doom us and our planet to an […]
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Eternal Father, You created us in Your own image and likeness, but sin has warped the minds of men and throughout the world there is much injustice and much carelessness of the rights of other people and personal responsibility. Lord when You are excluded from the hearts and consciences of men, the inevitable result is […]
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For all those who have fallen victim to hatred and inhumanity, for those loved ones who are left behind to mourn, for the souls of those whose hearts are cold, Lord, hear our prayer.For the children who are being born into this world of conflict and violence, for women and mothers who suffer needlessly, Lord, […]
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God, you have given all peoples on common origin.It is your will that they be gathered togetheras one family in yourself.Fill the hearts of humankind with the fire of your loveand with the desire to ensure justice for all.By sharing the good things you give us,may we secure an equality for allour brothers and sisters […]
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Give us, O God, the vision which can see Your love in the world in spite of human failure. Give us the faith to trust Your goodness in spite of our ignorance and weakness. Give us the knowledge that we may continue to pray with understanding hearts. And show us what each one of us […]
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The Work of Christmas Begins When the carols have been stilled,When the star-topped tree is taken down,When family and friends are gone home,When we are back to our schedulesThe work of Christmas begins: To welcome the refugee, To heal a broken planet, To feed the hungry, To build bridges of trust, not walls of fear, […]
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A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice of many of our past and present policies. We are called to play the Good Samaritan on life’s road side, but that will be only an initial act. One day we must come to see that the whole Jericho road […]
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