Worship Resources Related to Torture

http://epfnational.org/worship-resources-related-to-torture/

From the Episcopal Peace Fellowship – Western New York (Explanation of Banner HERE)

Contents
1. Prayers that could be used within any service
2. A special Prayers of the People (or litany) for use within any service
3. A special evening worship service for community or ecumenical use
(This could be used as part of an educational event.)
4. Hymns

Section 1: Prayers for Use During Any Worship Service
An intercession that might be added permanently to a parish’s Prayers of the People
Let us love our enemies, never torture them: grant your warring children healing peace and
gentle love.
A Prayer for Our Nation
Gracious God, in whom we live and move and have our being, we give thanks for your presence
made known to us in the words, life, death and resurrection of Jesus, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.


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— The Rev. Kermit D. Johnson, chaplain and Major General in the U.S. Army (retired)

Our priest is one of the few people in this small southern town who's more liberal than I am.