Prayer for Justice

Heavenly Father,

Thank you for being a God of love, mercy and justice.

Thank you for using me to carry out your work in the world.

Thank you for preparing me for my specific calling, my way to serve.

Even though I cannot fix the world, give me the desire to change it.

Even though I cannot do everything, give me the opportunity to do something.

Even though there is always a cost in pursuing justice, give me the courage to pay that cost.

You have called me to pursue justice

-    A must do

-    Not a choice

-    My duty

-    My responsibility

Give me the ability to be still, pray, open my heart, and listen for You.

Then, grant me the courage to take Your hand in mine,

The strength to hold on tight, and

The perseverance to stand strong through both the excitement and monotony of my calling.

Provide to me the honor and blessing to serve alongside others, for together we stand stronger.

May I stand for those who cannot stand for themselves.

May I speak for those who cannot speak for themselves.

May I love those who know no love.

May I fight for those who have no fight left.

May I hope for those whose hope has been stolen.

May I walk in awe as you lift others up as a result of my saying YES to Your people,

Your invitation to pursue justice in this world, and

Your calling on my life.

Amen.

© 2013 by Brooke F Sulahian

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I AM

I AM

I am frightened

I am trapped

I am limited

I am abused

I am lost

I am isolated

I am ostracized

I am without hope

I am angry

I am ready for change

I am ready for a chance

I am ready to been seen, heard and valued for who I am

I am not a victim

I am a future survivor

I am not in need of handouts

But the chance to use my own voice, abilities and mind

Speak for me until I can speak for myself

Walk for me until I can take my own steps

Hope for me until I can regain the hope that was stolen from me

Then I ask of you...Speak with me as we reach more people with my story

Walk with me as we cover more ground

Hope with me as we change the world

I am a girl

I am a woman

I am valuable

I am worth it

I Am

© 2013 by Brooke F Sulahian

Christmas for One

CHRISTMAS FOR ONE

So this is Christmas

We think of gifts, music, parties, family, lights and decorations.

We think of joy, peace, and hope.

We think of Jesus…

the One God sent to us.

What about all of the people without joy, peace and hope?

Those trapped in foreign brothels, those duped into domestic sexual exploitation or prostitution, those who believe they have no choice but to pay for the chance to dance at strip clubs.

Those denied education, those weighed down by fistula, those working in slave-like conditions with little or no pay, those who dread the return of their abusive husbands each day.

You think, “I cannot help them all…it’s too much to even consider.”

What about helping just one this Christmas?

What about making this Christmas about one?

One who needs freedom, options, education, choice, healing, fair pay, or safety.

One who needs peace, joy or hope.

One who needs YOU,

this Christmas,

now.

© 2012 by Brooke F Sulahian