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17 March 2005

IRAQ INVITATION TO PRAY AND FAST: 22 March 2005, A Litany of Confession and
Repentance

NOTE: This is the final Day of Prayer, Fasting, and Action for Iraq. We
invite you to post a note about what the past several weeks have meant for
you. Thank you for your commitment, both now and in the future. While our
formal time of gathering is ended, our prayers and actions will surely
continue.

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Tuesday, 22 March 2005
 Day of Prayer and Fasting: A Litany of Confession and
Repentance (based on Palm Sunday reading of Matt 21:1-11)

We sing Hosanna, and shout "Crucify!"

We proclaim peace, and pay for war.

We preach liberation, and practice occupation.

We glorify freedom, and imprison without trial.

We want to be disciples, but weaken like Peter.

Jesus of Nazareth, humble king, a donkey your throne, palms and thorns your
crown.

Your eyes see the people on the outskirts of the crowd:

Iraqi widows draped in black Young men detained at Abu Ghraib Fallujan
refugees homeless now children without parents fathers without jobs women
searching for justice And families whose soldiers will never return.

May Your eyes be ours, our voices Yours, and our Hosannas work for justice
until the end of our days.