Suggested resources to explore:
United Church of Christ, A Fair Balance: www.ucc.org/justice_economic-justice_inequality
Global Wealth Inequality (video): www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWSxzjyMNpU
And an update on the video: https://therules.org/update-global-inequality-video/
United Church of Christ, A Fair Balance: www.ucc.org/justice_economic-justice_inequality
Global Wealth Inequality (video): www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWSxzjyMNpU
And an update on the video: https://therules.org/update-global-inequality-video/
Links to news articles regarding wealth inequality:
New York Times: www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/income-inequality?mcubz=0
New York Post: nypost.com/tag/income-inequality/
Harvard Business Review: hbr.org/cover-story/2017/03/corporations-in-the-age-of-inequality
U S News: www.usnews.com/news/articles/2017-05-08/globalization-boosted-income-inequality-study-says
New York Times: www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/income-inequality?mcubz=0
New York Post: nypost.com/tag/income-inequality/
Harvard Business Review: hbr.org/cover-story/2017/03/corporations-in-the-age-of-inequality
U S News: www.usnews.com/news/articles/2017-05-08/globalization-boosted-income-inequality-study-says
See and hear what it is to be a refugee:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpwqK3B2ac8
Act locally! Support a refugee family now in Reading. This effort is being supported by numerous Reading churches and community organizations.
Check out the face book page at www.facebook.com/RefugeesReadingMA/
as well as the website at www.readingpowr.org
Prayers for the powerless:
Grant us, Lord God, a vision of your world as your love would have it:
a world where the weak are protected, and none go hungry or poor;
a world where the riches of creation are shared, and everyone can enjoy them;
a world where different races and cultures live in harmony and mutual respect;
a world where peace is built with justice, and justice is guided by love.
Give us the inspiration and courage to build it, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God, you have given all peoples one common origin, and your will is to gather them as one family in yourself. Fill the hearts of all with the fire of your love and the desire to ensure justice for all our sisters and brothers. By sharing the good things you give us, may we secure justice and equality for every human being, and a human society built on love and peace, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O God,
Open our eyes that we may see the needs of others;
Open our ears that we may hear their cries;
Open our hearts that we may feel their anguish and their joy.
Let us not be afraid to defend the oppressed, the poor, the powerless, because of the anger and might of the powerful.
Show us where love and hope and faith are needed, and use us to bring them to those places.
Open our ears and eyes, our hearts and lives, that we may in these coming days be able to do some work of justice and peace for you. Amen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpwqK3B2ac8
Act locally! Support a refugee family now in Reading. This effort is being supported by numerous Reading churches and community organizations.
Check out the face book page at www.facebook.com/RefugeesReadingMA/
as well as the website at www.readingpowr.org
Prayers for the powerless:
Grant us, Lord God, a vision of your world as your love would have it:
a world where the weak are protected, and none go hungry or poor;
a world where the riches of creation are shared, and everyone can enjoy them;
a world where different races and cultures live in harmony and mutual respect;
a world where peace is built with justice, and justice is guided by love.
Give us the inspiration and courage to build it, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God, you have given all peoples one common origin, and your will is to gather them as one family in yourself. Fill the hearts of all with the fire of your love and the desire to ensure justice for all our sisters and brothers. By sharing the good things you give us, may we secure justice and equality for every human being, and a human society built on love and peace, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O God,
Open our eyes that we may see the needs of others;
Open our ears that we may hear their cries;
Open our hearts that we may feel their anguish and their joy.
Let us not be afraid to defend the oppressed, the poor, the powerless, because of the anger and might of the powerful.
Show us where love and hope and faith are needed, and use us to bring them to those places.
Open our ears and eyes, our hearts and lives, that we may in these coming days be able to do some work of justice and peace for you. Amen.