Merciful God, you have
heard the cries
of the victims of
oppression;
you know the misery that
comes to them
on account of their
taskmasters.
Pray have pity on them
and help them;
defend their cause;
deliver them
from all deceitful and
unjust powers.
They have had to bear
suffering,
endure poverty and
hunger and shame;
may we strive to give
them hope
and reason to believe in
the power of love.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 43; 149; 31; 143
Exod. 2:23-3:15
1 Cor. 13:1-13
Mark 9:14-29
Selected Verses
Ps. 43:1
Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause
against an ungodly people;
from those who are deceitful and unjust
deliver me!
against an ungodly people;
from those who are deceitful and unjust
deliver me!
Exod. 3:7
Then the LORD said [to Moses], "I have observed the
misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of
their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings…"
1 Cor. 13:7
[Love] bears all things, believes all things, hopes all
things, endures all things.
Mark 9:22
"…[The unclean spirit] has often cast him into the fire
and into the water, to destroy him; but if you are able to do anything, have
pity on us and help us." [The boy's
father to Jesus]
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