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Morning Prayer: Kingdom Work

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God of justice and mercy, open my eyes today to see as You see: the overlooked, the forgotten, the pushed aside. Make me an instrument—...

This is prayers on justice and mercy, drawing on Micah 6:8, Matthew 25:31-46 and Isaiah 58:6-12.

God of justice and mercy,

open my eyes today to see as You see:

the overlooked, the forgotten, the pushed aside.

Make me an instrument—

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Micah 6:8 Matthew 25:31-46 Isaiah 58:6-12

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