A Prayer to Dorothy Day for the People of Iraq

(Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic worker. We are asking her intercession on behalf of the people of Iraq)

A Prayer to Dorothy Day for the People of Iraq

Dorothy Day Friend of the Poor,

Defender of Peace,

Disciple of the Lord,

The whole earth groans with the sufferings of the people of Iraq.

They are beset on all sides by violence.

A plague of fire descends upon them.

A river of death flows through them.

The voices that call to them are confusing..

Demonic evil conspires against them.

The signs of these times that they must discern are tragic and unjust..

Dorothy Day, Disciple of the Lord,

Walk with the people of Iraq this day

Bless them with wisdom and prudence.

Restore them with justice and temperance,

Defend the lowly and the poor,

Rescue them from the hand of the wicked,.

Deliver them from evil,

so that peace with respect for

human life and dignity will come to their land..

This miracle we pray for in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord

who daily is crucified along the streets and highways and

among the people of Iraq, Amen.

kick

i hear it was lower under saddam, because he used army jobs as a WPA to curb joblessness.

We could have made allies of the iraq common people if we had supplied clean government {no corruption}, electricity, sewer and water services, police/security, repaired hospitals and schools, and provided jobs for ALL {see my sig below}.

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But bush cant even provide that here at home.
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No wonder he has bungled so totally over there where he cares even less about their common man.

I feel great sorrow for the iraqi.

I want to start asking for God's help.

somewhat so unambiguously that it white washes bush's role in the evil that has befallen iraq...it sort of makes it sound as if the evil which has befallen the iraqi people comes from the iraqi people themselves...which while some of it may be true... most of it is due to people protesting the evil invasion and occupation of iraq by one american named george w. bush and the troops that he ill commands.

I agree with the prayer. People should not be called out individually in this particular venue. The list of names are too large.

But I would like to get a prayer started in this group wishing well for the Iraqi people. I dont want to focus on a political discussion. I want to send a wave of good vibrations out into the community.