Today is the anniversary of the landmark 1973 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Roe vs. Wade. The decision legalized abortion in the United States.Here is a prayer to mark the day:
A Prayer for Your Culture of Life and Your Culture of Peace
Almighty God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
We pray that Your holy presence surrounds us always,
enveloping us throughout our pilgrim days and nights upon the Earth.
You are the air we breathe.
You are our daily bread.
We pray that our eyes and ears and hearts are open and welcoming
to the images and sounds and impulses
that You send to shepherd us.
We pray that we are fertile soil for the seeds You plant.
Thank You, God,
for the Universe and the Earth
for every human life born and unborn
– in the past, in the present and in the future
and for every part of Your Creation.
Thank You, God, for all of Your blessings during this pilgrim journey.
Almighty God,
We pray today that
Your Culture of Life and Your Culture of Peace may reign
in our thoughts,
on our lips,
in our hearts,
in our guts,
in all that we are, and in all that we do -- seen and unseen.
We pray today that
Your Culture of Life and Your Culture of Peace may reign
in our families,
among our friends,
in our homes,
in our workplaces,
in our schools,
in our churches,
in our neighborhoods,
in our cities and towns and villages and farms,
in our states,
in our nation,
and throughout Your World.
Almighty God,
We pray today that, through Your grace,
we may know an end, in practice and in law, to
abortion,
capital punishment
euthanasia,
war,
poverty,
racism,
and all forms of violence and injustice.
Almighty God,
We pray that, through Your grace, we may have the
love,
faith,
hope,
courage,
wisdom,
tenacity,
and imagination
to be Your instruments in building
Your Culture of Life and Your Culture of Peace upon the Earth.
And, Almighty God,
We pray that, when our pilgrim journey has ended,
we will be with You forever
in the warm embrace of Your love.
Amen.
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