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Community Prayer/ Oracion de la Comunidad Fast "For the Dignity of All" March 5-7, 2002 Séptimo Ayuno Anual de 40 Horas por la Dignidad de Todos Pray for those who are hungry, /Oren por los que tienen hambre, Pray harder for those who will not feed them./Oren aún más por los que no les dan de comer. Pray for those who are sick,/Oren por los que están enfermos, Pray harder for those who will not care for them./ Oren aún más por los que no cuidan de ellos. Pray for those who live in isolation,/Oren por los que viven aislados, Pray harder for those who will not comfort them./ Oren aún más por los que no los confortan. Pray for those who cry for freedom,/ Oren por los que claman por libertad, Pray harder for those who enslave them./ Oren aún más por los que los esclavizan. Pray for those who work in undignified conditions,/ Oren por los que trabajan en condiciones indignas, Pray harder for those who exploit them./ Oren aún más por los que los explotan. Pray for those who have lost themselves,/ Oren por los que han perdido el camino, Pray harder for those who will not counsel them./ Oren aún más por los que no los guían. Pray for those who live in poverty, / Oren por los que viven en la pobreza, Pray harder for those who refuse to reach out to them./ Oren aún más por los que no les tienden la mano. Pray for those who are not heard,/ Oren por los que no son oídos, Pray harder for those who will not listen to them./ Oren aún más por los que no quieren oírles. Pray for those who confront injustice and prejudice,/ Oren por los que se enfrentan a la injusticia y al prejuicio, Pray harder for those who discriminate against them./ Oren aún más por los que los discriminan. Pray for all who suffer in this world,/ Oren por los que sufren en este mundo, Pray harder for those who allow the suffering to occur./ Oren aún más por los que permiten el sufrimiento. Escríto por Rebecca Sutton del Global Women's Exchange The prayer was written by Rebecca Sutton, Program Coordinator of Global Women's Exchange, a project of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, Jamaica, NY: 718/380-4207 or glbwmex@aol.com. Used with permission. A message to those fasting from Rebecca Sutton The Global Women's Exchange, a fair trade initiative project of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, works in cooperation with women struggling for economic justice and independence in the developing world. We support their efforts to empower themselves by marketing their handcrafted goods and by raising awareness of the situations they confront. I have realized through my travels and visiting
women within our project, that not only do we need to keep in
mind the oppressed and marginalized, but we also need to pray
for those who use the poor to fulfill their own personal greed.
I ask each of you to pray with me the prayer you see above. It
was written in response to the anger I felt as I saw those less
fortunate being exploited in ways I never thought possible. May
you reflect and keep in mind this prayer as we all work together
to fight for a more just and equitable world.
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