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Our work is an essential aspect of the Ames UCC faith community. Come and find out what being an advocate for creation justice means at Ames UCC!
For Courage to Do Justice
O Lord, open my eyes that I may see the needs of others;
Open my ears that I may hear their cries;
Open my heart so that they need not be without succor.
Let me not be afraid to defend the weak because of the anger of the strong,
Nor afraid to defend the poor because of the anger of the rich.
Show me where love and hope and faith are needed.
And use me to bring them to those places.
And so open my eyes and my ears
That I may this coming day be able to do some work of peace and justice for thee.
--Adapted from a prayer by Alan Paton
(Prayer provided at SOJO’s May 2, 2023 meeting by member Jan Lee)
Our work is an essential aspect of the Ames UCC faith community. Come and find out what being an advocate for creation justice means at Ames UCC!
For Courage to Do Justice
O Lord, open my eyes that I may see the needs of others;
Open my ears that I may hear their cries;
Open my heart so that they need not be without succor.
Let me not be afraid to defend the weak because of the anger of the strong,
Nor afraid to defend the poor because of the anger of the rich.
Show me where love and hope and faith are needed.
And use me to bring them to those places.
And so open my eyes and my ears
That I may this coming day be able to do some work of peace and justice for thee.
--Adapted from a prayer by Alan Paton
(Prayer provided at SOJO’s May 2, 2023 meeting by member Jan Lee)