PRAYER (traditional language)
Gracious God, we offer thanks for the witness of Harriett Beecher Stowe,
whose fiction inspired thousands with compassion for the shame and sufferings
of enslaved peoples, and who enriched her writings with the cadences of
The Book of Common Prayer. Help us, like her, to strive for thy justice,
that our eyes may see the glory of thy Son, Jesus Christ, when he comes
to reign with thee and the Holy Spirit in reconciliation and peace, one
God, now and always. Amen.
PRAYER (contemporary language)
Gracious God, we thank you for the witness of Harriett Beecher Stowe,
whose fiction inspired thousands with compassion for the shame and sufferings
of enslaved peoples, and who enriched her writings with the cadences of
The Book of Common Prayer. Help us, like her, to strive for your justice,
that our eyes may see the glory of your Son, Jesus Christ, when he comes
to reign with you and the Holy Spirit in reconciliation and peace, one
God, now and always. Amen.
"The
Lord works vindication and justice for all who are oppressed"--Psalm 103:6 (NRSV).
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