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God
judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. – Psalm 7:11
(KJV)
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A
Prayer for Our Courts and Judges
By Priests for Life
Updated
February 28, 2017
In the United States, the national
legalization of abortion occurred not through legislative action but through
court rulings, especially the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. This prayer,
written by Priests for
Life, one of the chief Catholic pro-life organizations, seeks wisdom for
our judges and the politicians who appoint them, so that all unborn life may be
protected.
Prayer for Our Courts and Judges
Lord God, I
thank you today for the gift of our nation.
You alone rule the world with justice,
Yet you place in our hands the solemn duty
of participating in the shaping of our government.
I pray today for our President and Senators
Who have the responsibility of placing judges on our courts.
Please protect this process from all obstruction.
Please send us men and women of wisdom,
Who respect Your law of Life.
Please send us judges with humility,
Who seek Your truth and not their own opinions.
Lord, give all of us the courage we need to do what is right
And to serve you, the Judge of all, with fidelity.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen!
You alone rule the world with justice,
Yet you place in our hands the solemn duty
of participating in the shaping of our government.
I pray today for our President and Senators
Who have the responsibility of placing judges on our courts.
Please protect this process from all obstruction.
Please send us men and women of wisdom,
Who respect Your law of Life.
Please send us judges with humility,
Who seek Your truth and not their own opinions.
Lord, give all of us the courage we need to do what is right
And to serve you, the Judge of all, with fidelity.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen!
An Explanation of Priests for Life's Prayer for Our Courts and Judges
All
authority, including government authority, comes from God. But those who govern
do not always use that authority in ways that advance justice. Both our elected
leaders and our appointed judges need wisdom and God's guidance to use their
authority properly.
As
citizens, we have a responsibility not only to participate in our government,
but to pray for those we have chosen to lead us at every level of government.
The president of the United States chooses candidates for federal judges and
justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the members of the U.S. Senate approve
those candidates. We pray that we choose our leaders wisely, and that they
choose our judges wisely, so that those judges may act justly and with wisdom.
Definitions of Words Used in A Prayer for Our Courts and Judges
Solemn: serious
Duty: an obligation or responsibility; in this case,
our obligation as citizens, "[a]s far as possible," to "take an
active part in public life," as noted in the Catechism of the Catholic
Church (para. 1915)
Obstruction: something that blocks the progress of
something good; in this case, obstacles to the appointment of wise and just
judges
Wisdom: good judgment and the ability to apply
knowledge and experience in the right way; in this case, a natural virtue
rather than the
first of the seven gifts of
the Holy Spirit
Humility: modesty about oneself; in this case, a
recognition that one's own opinions are less important than the truth
Opinions: one's beliefs about something, whether
true or not
Fidelity: faithfulness
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God assumed from the beginning that the wise of
the world would view Christians as fools...and He has not been
disappointed....If I have brought any message today, it is this: Have the
courage to have your wisdom regarded as stupidity. Be fools for Christ. And
have the courage to suffer the contempt of the sophisticated world. – Antonin
Scalia
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Prayer for justice and wisdom for judges
by
Seeking Justice
(USA)
(USA)
Please Heavenly Father I pray from the
bottom of my heart for justice. Please give the judges the power to see the
guilty and the innocent. Help them to use their brain and all the knowledge
that they possess to help the innocent and the guilty be separated and
apparent. May the Justice be swift and fair and reflect what we know to be
right in our heart where you reside Jesus Christ. For you are watching over me
from above and so judges will see expensive attorneys and false stories as
false and the truth will ring clear in mind and heart for all of the people of
the court to remember in your name I pray.
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