For Social Justice

Above:  The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1964

Image Source = Library of Congress

(http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2003688129/)

Words by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1939-1968)

Prayer Source = Book of Common Worship (1993), of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

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Yes, Jesus,

I want to be on your right side

or your left side,

not for any selfish reason.

I want to be on your right or your best side,

not in terms of some political kingdom or ambition,

but I just want to be there

in love and in justice and in truth

and in commitment to others,

so we can make of this old world a new world.  Amen.