When my spirit faints within me, you know my way! In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me. Psalm 142:3
Holy and Just God,
We use the words of Psalm 142
to cry out to you
on behalf of all who have suffered
injustice,
betrayal,
and abuse:
We pour out our complaints;
We tell you our troubles:
Too many children suffer harm at the hands
of those who are meant to show them your security;
Too many women suffer harm from the voices
of men who are meant to show them your tenderness;
Too many people of color suffer harm from the systems
that are meant to show them your protection.
For those who feel
“there is none who takes notice of me;
no refuge remains to me;
no one cares for my soul,” (Psalm 142: 3-4),
We cry out.
Show them that you are indeed
their “refuge,
[their] portion in the land of the living” (Psalm 142:5).
Deliver them from their “persecutors,
for they are too strong for [them]” (Psalm 142:6).
We urge you, Lord,
to make these wrongs right,
because you indeed are righteous,
and “you will deal bountifully with [us]” (Psalm 142:7).
In Jesus righteous name. Amen.
Read Psalm 142.
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