A PRAYER FOR OVERCOMING INDIFFERENCE

In North Kivu, children huddle together in the rain. As conflict continues to rage around them, children are the most vulnerable victims often forced to witness violent atrocities, which have a devastating impact on their mental and emotional health.

I watch the news, God. I observed it from a comfortable distance. I see people suffering, and I don't lift a finger to help them. I condemn injustice but do nothing to fight against it. I am pained by the faces of starving children, but I am not moved enough to try to save them. I step over homeless people in the street, I walk past outstretched hands, I avert my eyes, I close my heart.

Forgive, me, God, for remaining aloof while others are in need of my assistance.

Wake me up, God; ignite my passion, fill me with outrage. Remind me that I am responsible for Your world. Don't allow me to stand idly by. Inspire me to act. Teach me to believe that I can repair some corner of this world.

When I despair fill me with hope. when I doubt my strength, fill me with faith. When I am weary, renew my spirit. When I lose direction, show me the way back to meaning, back to compassion, back to You. Amen

(This prayer was written by Naomi Levy)

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