Bread for the World's 2019 Offering of Letters to Congress: Better Nutrition, Better Tomorrow - Flipbook - Page 4
A PRAYER FOR YOUR OFFERING OF LETTERS
“‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest
and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” —Matthew 22:37-39
Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Michael Curry, proclaimed, “when love is the way, no child will go to bed
hungry in this world…when love is the way, we will let justice roll down like a mighty stream,” referring to the kind of love
spoken by the prophets, which Jesus calls us to live out in Matthew 22. Jesus compels us to love God and neighbor, and in so
doing, to seek justice and show compassion for all people.
Out of love for our neighbors, we write letters to Congress. Our letters are an offering of our time and our voice. We offer
this prayer and provide additional worship resources to support your Offering of Letters at bread.org/ol.
Prayer Over Letters
Gracious God, you have called us,
through your prophets and your Son,
Jesus Christ, to live out your vision of a
world without hunger. Trusting in your
love and mercy, we lift our voices and
pray alongside all those who suffer from
malnutrition and its devastating impacts.
We share your deep love and concern
for all who experience hunger and poverty,
and we desire that all may prosper and
be in good health.
Joseph Molieri for Bread for the World
Bless these letters that our words may
touch the hearts and minds of members of
Congress and embolden our elected officials
to increase our nation’s commitment and
investment in global nutrition programs.
With gratitude for our nation’s leadership
and the world’s progress in ending hunger,
we present these letters in the name of
Jesus Christ, the source of all our hope.
Amen.
Additional resources for the 2019 Offering of Letters are available at
bread.org/ol
how-to guide • Q&A • hunger fact sheets • Pan-African devotionals •
prayers, litanies, and worship bulletins (English/Spanish) • feedback form
Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation’s
decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. Moved by God’s
grace in Jesus Christ, we reach out to our neighbors—whether they
are next door, in the next state, or on the next continent. Each year,
thousands of churches from many faith traditions take part in Bread
for the World’s Offering of Letters.
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