Heavenly Father, Help us deliver the daily bread to starving infants, hungry children, and poor families around the world today. Grant us the knowledge to show them how to feed themselves tomorrow. And please accept our gratitude for the bounty we enjoy on our own tables through your many blessings....
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Loving God, We pray for our brothers and sisters in East Africa who continue to suffer from drought. May they receive your life-giving gift of water. May our prayers and support provide hope and relief to those who are displaced from their homes, especially the millions of children who face hunger and illness. Give comfort to your people in East Africa, and to all who are struggling with uncertainty for the future. We ask this through...
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Loving God, Turn my eyes to the other, that I may see each as you see me— with an innate dignity that transcends appearances, circumstances, class, and all earthly status, which are temporary. Help me to see the other as Your beloved child, eternally. Turn my ears to the other, that I may hear their cries as you hear mine— with a compassion and tenderness that draws me closer in the midst of suffering. Help me to hear the other as...
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Oh God, we didn’t see them. But you did— The hundreds and thousands of human beings Trafficked each year to join the millions who are trapped in modern-day slavery. Under terrible conditions, they work in factories, plough fields, harvest crops, work quarries, fill brothels, clean homes, and haul water. Many are children with tiny fingers for weaving rugs and small shoulders for bearing rifles. Their labor is forced, their bodies...
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Heavenly Father, Help us live our faith by serving our brothers and sisters overseas who are tested and troubled by life’s cruelest circumstances. Grant us the will and means to feed, clothe, shelter, heal, and comfort those who suffer immensely. Through your many blessings may we deliver hope and love in abundance. Amen. (Edward O’Neill Hoyt, Catholic Relief...
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