SWIC prayer of the week - 1.31.06

This weeks focus is social justice -

O God,

We pray for all those in our world
who are suffering from injustice:

For those who are discriminated against
because of their race, color or religion;

For those imprisoned for working for the
relief of oppression;

For those who are hounded for speaking
the inconvenient truth;

For those tempted to violence as a cry against overwhelming hardship;

For those deprived of reasonable
health and education;

For those suffering from
hunger and famine;

For those too weak to help themselves
and who have no one else to help them;

For the unemployed who cry out
for work but do not find it.

We pray for anyone of our acquaintance
who is personally affected by injustice.

Forgive us, Lord, if we unwittingly share in the conditions or in a system that
perpetuates injustice.

Show us how we can serve your children
and make your love practical by
washing their feet.

-Mother Teresa