Almighty God, you created us in your own image: Grant us grace to contend fearlessly against evil and to make no peace with oppression; and help us to use our freedom rightly in the establishment of justice in our communities and among the nations, to the glory of your holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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This urgent, plainspoken prayer against oppression is older than it looks. It was composed for the Episcopal Church's 1928 prayer book and carried forward, almost word for word, into the ACNA's Book of Common Prayer (2019).