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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nGod, we are all searching for something \u2014 So many of your servants were dreamers: So many of our own ancestors and founders were dreamers: Grant us compassionate hearts: And help us, as we live out the dream of the Promised Land, Amen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Written by Fran Pratt<\/strong>, poet, songwriter, and liturgist.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A responsive litany by Fran Pratt interceding for DACA recipients and Dreamers \u2014 giving congregations words of solidarity, grief, and hope.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"fw_initiative_tag":[],"class_list":["post-314","fw_resource","type-fw_resource","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fw_resource\/314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fw_resource"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/fw_resource"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fw_resource\/314\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"fw_initiative_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fw_initiative_tag?post=314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Mostly we’re searching for a meeting with you.
<\/strong>But some of us are searching for a better life;
For an end to poverty;
<\/strong>For an end to oppression;
For full bellies and a place to rest;
<\/strong>For meaningful work;
For safety and opportunities for our children.
<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abraham, Jacob, Moses, David, Esther, and many more,
<\/strong>Who left their homelands in search of more and better \u2014
Even Christ himself, who was forced to find refuge in a foreign land.
<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Men and women who set out toward the unknown
<\/strong>Who faced dangers and impossible odds
Looking for a home.
<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Belief in your abundance,
<\/strong>Belief that there is enough good to go around,
Belief that you love all and provide for all,
<\/strong>Belief that any sacrifices we make will be seen by you,
Belief that precedes loving action,
<\/strong>Belief in the welcome you offer,
Belief in the welcome we must extend.
<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
To listen well,
<\/strong>To do justly and love mercy,
To humbly serve you and our neighbors.
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