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Lent discipline 57

Calling for justice

Living God,
may we hear you calling for justice:
through the poor in a world of plenty;
through those oppressed by harsh regimes;
in the voices of the victims of religious legalism;
in the cries of the earth polluted by human greed;
in places where economics downgrade talent,
and efficiency outweighs care;
in the voices of the vulnerable in our hamlets and cities.

May the peace we seek
reflect your justice
and express your compassion and care.
Through Jesus, the Christ. Amen

Chris Polhill

Bless our choices

God bless this food,
locally grown,
produced in season.
God bless this food,
fairly traded,
giving new chances,
bringing new life.

Forgive our demands
for cheap food that costs the earth,
for cash crops from subsistence land,
for strawberries in December.