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MARCH 2020
Welcoming Refugees
CBF field personnel Karen Morrow extends hope and hospitality to refugees through ministry partnerships in Fort Worth, Texas.
In Worship: A Litany MISSIONS EDUCATION RESOURCE: The following prayer resource is for use in a worship setting. Photocopy permission granted.
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One: Lord, we are a people at home in Your love.
One: Lord, we are a people at home in Your grace and mercy.
Many: May we extend Your love to our neighbors and invite them to find a home in Your love, too.
Many: May we extend grace and mercy to everyone we encounter.
One: Lord, so many of Your people around the world must flee their homes because of persecution and violence.
One: Lord, so many of the people You created and love are wounded by the injustices of the world.
Many: May we be a people of welcome to refugees who resettle nearby.
Many: May we be a people who work for justice even as we extend grace and mercy.
One: Lord, we are a people at home in Your peace.
All:
Many: May we extend Your peace to the people we encounter in our daily lives: at the store, in our jobs, at our schools and in our neighborhoods.
Lord, please help us walk closely with You as You form us more deeply into a people who offer love, peace, grace and mercy to all we meet. Pour out Your perfect love, peace, grace and mercy on our neighbors who have fled violence as refugees and are working hard to rebuild their lives. Help us notice the people whom You love, who are all around us. Amen.
One: Lord, so many of the people You created and love around the world endure the lingering trauma of violence. Many: May we be a people who pray and work for healing. May we offer spaces where all feel welcome and where we practice carrying one another’s burdens.
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