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"Our country has become a great nation because its people have engaged, from the earliest years, in volunteerism. They have shown concern for each other in good, as well as in bad, times. We must do everything within our power to nurture caring and giving."-PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH |
I want to see justice run like a river,
bringing healing and peace to the nations.
I want to sing the songs of my sisters and brothers.
I want to tell their stories,
dance their dances and recite their poetry . . .
I want the eyes of my heart to see the grace of God
that is present in every child, woman, and man I meet.
I want to be able to see differently,
to think differently, to live kindly, to walk humbly,
to serve graciously and gratefully,
Come, Lord Jesus.
-Phillippines
Almighty and everlasting God,
we fervently lift up our hearts to you,
searching for help and guidance
in the midst of very many problems.
Come and show us how to serve
the refugees and the oppressed,
how to stand alongside those that
struggle for social justice . . .
Give us a will to love and serve you
through loving and serving others.
-Malawi |
The poor shall eat and be satisfied,
and those who seek
the Lord shall praise him;
their hearts shall live forever!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
now and ever and unto ages and ages. Amen.
-Russia (Prayer before Supper)
Loving God, I offer myself to you.
May my mind think of you,
And my eyes see the needs of others.
May my ears hear the cries of the world
And my voice speak of you.
May my hands work for your reign
And my feet walk on your path.
May my life be used in your service
And my heart love you more than anything else.
May the joy of the Lord be my strength to serve him
All the days of my life.
-Panama |
Sources
Prayers from Philippines and Panama: Romeo L del Rosario, Union Theological Seminary, Dasmarinas, Cavite, Philippines. Opening worship of teh regional meeting of the Methodist Church in Latin America and the Caribbean, 11 May 2002, Panama. Both taken from In God's Hands: Common Prayer for the World (IHA), edited by Hugh McCullum and Terry MacArthur, World Council of Churches, 2007.
Malawi:Women students in the Pan African leadership course in Kitwe, Zambia.
Russia:The Book of Needs (Abridged).Compiled and edited by A Monk of St. Tikhon's Monastery. St. Tikhon's Seminary Press, South Canaan, PA, 2002. |
"Yes, I am my brother's keeper. I am under a moral obligation to him that is inspired, not by any maudlin sentimentality but by the higher duty I owe myself. What would you think me if I were capable of seating myself at a table and gorging myself with food and saw about me the children of my fellow beings starving to
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"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." -ANN FRANK |
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