Here’s a prayer litany about world-wide hunger. It
comes from the
National Catholic Rural Life Conference website.
Litany: The End of Hunger and Deprivation
Let
us pray for the poor, hungry, and neglected all over the world,
that
their cries for daily bread may inspire
works
of compassion and mercy
among
those to whom much has been given.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Let
us pray for the farmers
with
limited or marginal land throughout the world,
for
those who lack access to water and other resources,
and
for the light of research and support services
to
shine in the lives of all God's people.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Let
us pray for an end to the divisions and inequalities
that
scar God's creation,
particularly
the barriers to freedom
faced
by God's children throughout the world because of gender;
that
all who have been formed in God's image
might
have equality in pursuit of the blessings of creation.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Let
us pray for the health of women, children,
and
families around the world,
especially
for an end to maternal and child mortality,
that
in building healthy families,
all
God’s people may be empowered
to
strengthen their communities
and
repair the breaches which divide nations and peoples.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Let
us pray for an end to pandemic disease throughout the world,
particularly
those exacerbated by lack of nutritious food and outright hunger;
that
plagues of death may no longer fuel poverty, destabilize nations,
and
inhibit reconciliation and restoration throughout the world.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Let
us pray for an end to the waste and desecration of God's creation,
for
access to the fruits of creation to be shared equally among all people,
and
for communities and nations to find sustenance
in
the fruits of the earth and the water God has given us.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Let
us pray for all nations and people
who
already enjoy the abundance of creation and the blessings of prosperity,
that
their hearts may be lifted up to the needs of the poor and afflicted,
and
partnerships between rich and poor for the reconciliation of the world
may
flourish and grow.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
~
posted on the National Catholic Rural
Life Conference website. http://www.ncrlc.com/page.aspx?ID=133
