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| Autumn Grapes |
Today is World Day of the Poor./ We ask a new heart for the world/ that no one would be without the things basic to human life/ and which the comfortable nations may take for granted./ That justice would increase on the earth./ We pray to the Lord.
The nation celebrates Thanksgiving Day this week./ We pray for the safety of holiday travelers,/ for those with whom we will share the day/ and for anyone who is alone/ or who feels little or no gratitude./ We pray to the Lord.
Tuesday is the Feast of the Presentation of Mary/ when as a young girl she climbed and danced on the steps of the temple./ We ask for hearts that delight in God/ and find joy in serving Him./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for those who distort Christianity/ turning it into a religion of proofs,/ suspicion,/ harsh judgments and hatred for anyone perceived to be "other."/ May we possess the clean heart of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount./ We pray to the Lord.
Our country is being sensualized/ with long secreted cases of sex abuse now being revealed./ We pray for each human person to be recognized and honored as God's dear child,/ and that we may be freed from the sins of exploitation./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray gifts of healing and comfort for the sick,/ the wounded,/ and those who are terrified and traumatized./ For the conversion of prisoners/ and those who plan violence and death./ We pray to the Lord.
