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LEADER: We come from north and south and east and west …

LEADER: We come from north and south and east and west …. PEOPLE: …to hear and heed the divine call to pursue justice for children and the poor with urgency and persistence. . LEADER: We come from church and temple, gurdwara and masjid , community and congregation….

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LEADER: We come from north and south and east and west …

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  1. LEADER: We come from north and south and east and west …

  2. PEOPLE: …to hear and heed the divine call to pursue justice for children and the poor with urgency and persistence.

  3. LEADER: We come from church and temple, gurdwara and masjid, community and congregation…

  4. PEOPLE: …to hear and heed the divine call to pursue justice for children and the poor with urgency and persistence.

  5. LEADER: We come from serving children, speaking out for children, loving children, living as children…

  6. PEOPLE: …to hear and heed the divine call to pursue justice for children and the poor with urgency and persistence.

  7. LEADER: We come disappointed and determined, heavy-hearted and hopeful, seeking sustenance and sharing strength, naming God’s vision and claiming our voice…

  8. PEOPLE: …to hear and heed the divine call to pursue justice for children and the poor with urgency and persistence.

  9. LEADER: Let us worship—coming together in wondrous diversity to celebrate the unity of our conviction that the eternal source of love and justice calls us to pursue justice for children and the poor with urgency and persistence.

  10. Moments for America’s Children

  11. After the “moments” on each slide are read, let us respond together, singing words from “God of Justice and Mercy” by Jane Parker Huber (Tune: Hyfrydol)

  12. Every 29 seconds a baby is born into poverty.

  13. Every 67 seconds a baby is born without health insurance. Every 85 seconds a baby is born to a teen mother.

  14. God of justice, God of mercy, Make us merciful and just! Help us see all your creation As from you a sacred trust.

  15. Every hour and a half a child or teen dies from an accident. Every three hours a child or teen is killed by a gun.

  16. Every 8 hours a child or teen commits suicide.

  17. Every 47 seconds a child is confirmed as abused or neglected. Every 5-and-a-half hours a child is killed by abuse or neglect.

  18. And when people cry in anguish For their own or others’ pain, Show us ways to make a difference, O dear God, make us humane!

  19. Every second and a half a public school student is suspended. Every 8 seconds a public high school student drops out. Every 30 seconds a public school student is corporally punished.

  20. Every 17 seconds a child is arrested.

  21. How can we, as people chosen by your grace for service here- How endure another’s hardship without offering hope or cheer?

  22. God, forgive us, we beseech you, When our love fails to empower. Teach us how to be more faithful In this present crucial hour. (Time for silent prayers)

  23. Grant all people work with meaning, Strength to care for those they love.

  24. Food for table, truth for telling, Challenges to rise above.

  25. But remind us, God of justice, This is now our work, our call! Changing life’s oppressive systems Into ones empowering all.

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