It’s World Refugee Day on Sunday 20 June, and to mark it we’d like to share this prayer from Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand.
Prayer for Reunification of Families
E tō mātou Matua, our heavenly Father,
We are your children, longing for you.
We yearn to know you, to be with you,
To reunite ourselves in you.
As Father of a crucified son,
You understand the anguish of knowing that loved ones suffer;
You experience the agony
Of all people who long to be with those they love,
But especially of refugee families separated by war and violence
Who daily carry a heavy cross of pain and loss.
E tō mātou Matua, our heavenly Father,
All things are reconciled in you.
Bring us together.
Unite our efforts to reunite all human families,
Whether separated by small conflicts or world tragedies.
Bring mothers, fathers, children, grandparents, brothers, sisters
Back to each other and
Back to you.
Amen
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, 2010
