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L O R DJ E S US , you proclaimed your concern for the small and the weak, and were
especially clear in your concern for children.
Their very nature is fragile, and because they are vulnerable they are eaprey for people who
exploit them.
For the children who are forced to work from their earliest years in cruel conditions.
For the children press-ganged into armies and trained in violence and cruelty.
For the children abandoned and left to live in the streets hunting for food and shelter.
For the children sexually exploited by perverted and ruthless people.
For the children accused of possession by demons, or sorcery, who are blamed for every
wrong and subjected to cruel punishment.
For the children with mental or physical disabilities who are abandoned, depicted as sexual
objects, or tormented because of their weakness.
For the children who are undernourished or have no medicine, and so cannot grow up
normally.
For the children who commit crimes and are kept in prisons in degrading conditions, with
no chance to learn better.
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Lord, you once said: “Let the children come to me. Do not stop them, for the kingdom of
God is for those who are like them.”
Hear our prayer and give all children throughout the world the joy of life and hope for a
better future. Amen.
DE A R GO D,
All through the Bible: through the words of the prophets, through your laws and
commandments, through Jesus’ life and teachings, we see how you care about the poor,
and the value you place on the downtrodden and vulnerable. We pray for the millions of
children trapped in child labor around the world.
We know that you know each one of them by name. We know you love them. Help us to
see them with your eyes, and love them with your heart — a heart that must be broken by
the ugly reality of how your children are treated.
“We know Strengthen and inspire us to move forward in our journey of justice for these little
ones. Help us to see the role we can play in encouraging alternatives for families and
that you communities. Thank you for how much you care. Help us care. Help us act.
by name. We
W E P R AY F O R C HILDR EN
know you who sneak popsicles before supper,
who erase holes in math workbooks,
love them.” who can never find their shoes.
And we pray for those
who stare at photographers from behind barbed wire,
who can’t bound down the street in a new pair of sneakers,
who never “counted potatoes,”
who are born in places we wouldn’t be caught dead,
who never go to the circus,
who live in an X-rated world.
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who don’t have any rooms to clean up,
whose pictures aren’t on anybody’s dresser,
whose monsters are real.
We pray for children
who spend all their allowance before Tuesday,
who throw tantrums in the grocery store and pick
at their food,
who like ghost stories,
who shove dirty clothes under the bed, and never rinse out the tub,
who get visits from the tooth fairy,
who don’t like to be kissed in front of the carpool,
who squirm in worship and scream in the phone,
whose tears we sometimes laugh at and whose smiles can make us cry.
And we pray for those
whose nightmares come in the daytime,
who will eat anything,
“For children who have never seen a dentist,
who aren’t spoiled by anybody,
who are who go to bed hungry and cry themselves to sleep,
who live and move, but have no being.
disabled in We pray for children who want to be carried
Defender of the oppressed and the orphan, we pray for all children in our nation and our
world who suffer from poverty, injustice, and fear.
Hear the cries of your children, O God.
For babies born at risk, for children who are sick, and for those who lack proper health
care, especially pregnant teenagers,
In your tender mercy, help and sustain them, O God.
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For children who are victims of race or class discrimination, poor education, drug or
alcohol abuse, and hopelessness,
In your tender mercy, grant them lives of hope and a future, O God.
For children who daily experience the fear and pain of war and civil strife,
In your tender mercy, defend and protect them, O God.
their tender
hearts, Gather
them under
your wings...”
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About World Vision
W O R L D V IS IO N is a Christian humanitarian organization
dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities
worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of
poverty and injustice. Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, World
Vision serves alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of
God’s unconditional love for all people. We see a world where each
child experiences “fullness of life” as described in John 10:10. And we
know this can be achieved only by addressing the problems of poverty
and injustice in a holistic way. That’s how World Vision is unique:
We bring 60 years of experience in three key areas needed to help
children and families thrive: emergency relief, long-term development,
and advocacy. And we bring all of our skills across many areas of
expertise to each community we work in, enabling us to care for
children’s physical, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
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