We pray for all those who have been marginalized and abused because of their cultural traditions in the world. We pray for the gifts of wisdom and knowledge for their abusers and the courage that they will gather enough strength to begin to change their ways.

We pray for women everywhere that they continue to be beacons of hope to those who are being abused as a result of violence being  perpetrated upon them by those who pretend to love them.

We pray for those that are suffering in situations where every fiber of their being tells them to leave, but are afraid to ask for help.  We ask  for renewed courage and a new found sense of hope that they will find a way to escape the abuse.

We lift these people/women up to you dear Lord and ask that you pour out your mercy upon them, lessen the pain and keep them safe from further harm so that they may persevere until all suffering is done. In your mercy we pray.

By Margaret Hammond Gordon