For those whose labours have been unrewarded.
And those whose rewards do not match their labours.
May we bind to each other on this day and all days.
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May we refine our hearing.
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And unwrap our own righteousness.
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Toward the work of justice for all people.
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And with the knowledge that fairness requires not only working for the benefit of all people but giving of our lives in such a way that all people benefit from us.
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Lead us not into the narrowness of our struggle.
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But into the wider call of people everywhere.
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So that the promise of a better world
Is made real by attentive and willing human beings.
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Who know not only the value of their life.
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But the sanctity of every life.
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To the protection and progression of us all.
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