Here’s
a prayer of petition for others from Kim Winchell.
Prayer
“Give
justice to the poor and the orphan;
uphold
the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
Rescue the poor and helpless;
Rescue the poor and helpless;
deliver
them from the grasp of evil people.” Psalm 82:3-4
Holy
Lord,
make
our eyes and our hearts more open to the needs of others,
especially
the hungry, the hurting, and the poor.
Help
us to see that in caring for the Earth,
we
are also caring for one another.
And
help us, O Lord, to live in ways that promote respect,
compassion,
justice, and peace for all people,
and
for all of your broken and yet beautiful creation.
Lord,
in your mercy: hear our prayer.
~
written by Kim Winchell, in A ‘Tenebrae’
for Earth. Posted on the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America website.
http://www.elca.org/
