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,
