A PRAYER FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER

God of Compassion,

We remember with gratitude and love all the people we have known and who you have called home to yourself. In this month of the holy souls we give thanks for the great cloud of witnesses who have shaped us, inspired us, loved us and forgiven us.

We pray especially for our deceased family members, knowing that they also pray for us. We hold out to you the millions who are dying because of war, famine, disease and climate change. We pray for refugees who die in search of safety. May our sorrow encourage us to work for a more just world where every life is treated with equal dignity. Living and dead, we are all your family. May your perpetual light shine on us all.

Amen.