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| El Greco ~ Saint Matthew |
Wednesday is the Feast of the Holy Apostle, Saint Matthew./ We pray for the Church to be un-distracted/ in proclaiming the unsearchable riches of Jesus Christ, the Savior./ We pray to the Lord.
Thursday is the first day of Autumn./ And that as the trees will drop their leaves,/ we pray to let go of resentment,/ bitter anger,/ harmful pride and self-justification./ We pray to the Lord.
Three and a half million children live in extreme poverty in the United States,/ yet poverty is not an election-time issue because the poorest people don't vote./ We pray for a new national consciousness/ and an end to indifference and blame./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for our families and friends/ asking safety,/ well-being and health./ For anyone chronically sick,/ weakened,/ anxious or alone./ We pray to the Lord.
In our suffering world/ may we learn that diversity is a strength./ Guide world leaders/ and those who seek public office/ to be truth-tellers and unifiers./ We pray to the Lord.
Syria is nearly a failed country in this time of terrible internal war./ We pray for those who are bombing it ruthlessly/ to be returned to sanity./ For Syria's children who are terrified,/ homeless and injured./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for the many who die by war,/ disaster and untreated disease./ And for our planet where the environment is dead by exploitation and greed./ And that we would be given what we need for salvation./ We pray to the Lord.
Three and a half million children live in extreme poverty in the United States,/ yet poverty is not an election-time issue because the poorest people don't vote./ We pray for a new national consciousness/ and an end to indifference and blame./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for our families and friends/ asking safety,/ well-being and health./ For anyone chronically sick,/ weakened,/ anxious or alone./ We pray to the Lord.
In our suffering world/ may we learn that diversity is a strength./ Guide world leaders/ and those who seek public office/ to be truth-tellers and unifiers./ We pray to the Lord.
Syria is nearly a failed country in this time of terrible internal war./ We pray for those who are bombing it ruthlessly/ to be returned to sanity./ For Syria's children who are terrified,/ homeless and injured./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for the many who die by war,/ disaster and untreated disease./ And for our planet where the environment is dead by exploitation and greed./ And that we would be given what we need for salvation./ We pray to the Lord.
