All-loving and merciful God,

You call us to love one another.

Forgive us when we allow our hearts to harden.

Show us the ways we can work together to stop the demand for trafficking in persons.

In your tender mercy be with those who are caught in the violence of trafficking; open our hearts to receive your call to choose and reverence all life.

Give us all courage to act in the name of Jesus, to remove the anguish and suffering from the torn women and children of this world.

We ask this through Jesus, our companion and friend.

Amen.