Topic Tags: justice

“Let your blessing pour out on the members of the LGBTQIA community…” 

“We seek that our government will offer kindness and compassion to the oppressed who approach our borders and to those who require refuge within.”

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer shares a prayer for Rev. Budde who spoke at the inaugural prayer service.

“Speaking is my right. / and until someone takes my voice, / I will continue to speak.”

“Let this prayer for peace awaken us and have peace begin with us.” 

“May the One who makes peace in the heavens / Bring peace to us, to our children, / To our communities, And to this broken world.”

“Your story is not over; your life is larger than this. / We’re listening.”

“And may we always draw on joy in the darkness…”

“We can move mountains of hate and rage, recrimination and retribution, toward détente, and finally, equality, understanding, and the love we all deserve to feel.”

“Realize democracy’s gleaming promise!”