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A prayer for sisterhood

 

God who lives among us: sister,

Let us pray to you, for you lead us every new day.

May we live each day to our full potential.

We ask you. God, to keep and care for sisters around us:

We pray for improvement in conditions for working class women in

our societies: their burdens are double because of responsibilities at

work and at home — yet their contributions are made trivial.

We reflect on how much the stereotyped roles in our cultures have
constrained us.

Let us not forget all the women who, in the past and now, have spent

their lives at home, supporting families, at the expense of their own

development. ...

We pray for women who are exploited as prostitutes, or in pornography
and advertisements.

We remember the prices they have paid. Be with them, Lord, when

they are desperate.

Finally, we pray for women who are willing to fight their way through
whatever circumstances they are in — no matter how much they are
constrained by tradition, economic structures, or political repression;

Give them the strength and the courage to continue their struggle for

equality and dignity among women and men.

May your wisdom and power be with them always.

 

Amen.