for courage to help those in need

O Lord, open my eyes that I may see the needs of others
Open my ears that I may hear their cries;
Open my heart so that they need not be without succor;
Let me not be afraid to defend the weak and the poor.

Show me where love and hope and faith are needed,
And use me to bring them to those places.
And so open my eyes and my ears
That I may be able to do some work of peace for thee.

Amen

-adapted from a song in the United Methodist Hymnal

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