Prayer to End Torture

God of the world,
We live in a time of fear,
when brothers and sisters
look with suspicion at one another.

Some would tell us,
"For the greater good,
we must compromise the rights of a few."

God,
For the suffering mother whose husband has been seized,
For the child who heard them take his father in the night,
For the son who waits in a dark cell with unknown fate,
Help us to call our country
to respect human dignity in every situation.
Let justice be done,
and let our country be just and fair,
never abusing the rights of another human being.
Amen.

by Education for Justice