Daily Prayers for May 29

On May 29, 1968, the Poor -People’s Campaign arrived in Washington, D.C. The campaign was established to broaden the civil rights movement to include disadvantaged -people of all races. The main demonstration was held at the Mall in Washington, D.C., where -people camped out in tents called Resurrection City. Seven thousand demonstrators made this tent city their home to bring attention to issues of poverty and injustice.

O Lord, let my soul rise up to meet you

as the day rises to meet the sun.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Come, let us bow down and bend the knee : let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.

Song “We Shall Not Be Moved”

Lord, help us stand for justice : and find you among the poor.

Psalm 140:4 – 6

Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked : protect me from the violent, who are determined to trip me up.

The proud have hidden a snare for me and stretched out a net of cords : they have set traps for me along the path.

I have said to the Lord, “You are my God : listen, O Lord, to my supplication.”

Lord, help us stand for justice : and find you among the poor.

Deuteronomy 1:1 – 18 Luke 10:38 – 42

Lord, help us stand for justice : and find you among the poor.

Mississippi civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer said, “Christianity is being concerned about your fellow man, not building a million-dollar church while -people are starving right around the corner. Christ was a revolutionary person, out there where it was happening. That’s what God is all about, and that’s where I get my strength.”

Prayers for Others

Our Father

Help us, Lord, to do the one thing that is necessary: to tend to the poor, to walk alongside the poor, to find you among the poor, to declare ourselves poor as long as anyone suffers need. May we begin this journey with just one person today. Amen.

May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you : wherever he may send you;

may he guide you through the wilderness : protect you through the storm;

may he bring you home rejoicing : at the wonders he has shown you;

may he bring you home rejoicing : once again into our doors.