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Praying with Refugees

Praying with Refugees

Welcome to Praying with Refugees, a monthly feature of our JRS/USA website. We invite you to join us in prayer and reflection on the plight of refugees in our world.  We hope that, as you look into the eyes of people forced from their homes by persecution, conflict and natural disasters, you find the face of Jesus inviting you to deeper hope and service.

The vision of the Jesuit Refugee Service is based on the gospel and on the priorities for service enunciated by St. Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits: attend to the greater needs, seek the more universal good, and go where there is lack of other for service. This gospel vision is strengthened by prayer with and for refugees. As we pray with refugees, the cross and resurrection of Jesus take us deeper into the mystery of human suffering.  As we pray for refugees, this same Paschal experience offers us hope.  We come to realize that, as companions of refugees, we are also companions of Jesus.

 

Month	Click on link below
February 2010	Lord, teach me to be generous... to serve you as you deserve
January 2010	God's loving presence flowing toward us
December 2009	Love
November 2009	Thoughts of peace and a future of hope
October 2009	Messenger of the Spirit
September 2009	Humble Service
August 2009	Wounded but not defeated... a springtime of hope is possible
July 2009	Accompaniment: It Is Good That We Are Here
June 2009	Holding on to Hope
May 2009	A Mother's Prayer
April 2009	The Cross of Christ
March 2009	Refugees — Images of God
February 2009	Experiencing Limitations
January 2009	Discovering Life's Purpose
December 2008	Prayer to the Christ of the Refugees
November 2008	God Does Not Forget His People
October 2008	Exile: A Call to Renewal
September 2008	The Church and Refugees: Healing a Shameful Wound
August 2008	God Accompanies Us in Exile