We Pray Freedom

<p><b>A book of prayers rituals and liturgies that grows out of communities committed to abolishing poverty.</b></p><p>Prayer has long sustained movements for social change. Ritual gives shape to our desire for justice and liturgy lends power to our work. In <i>We Pray Freedom</i> we learn from activists and movement builders the songs stories and ritual practices that keep them going for the long haul. The Freedom Church of the Poor called for by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has existed in many forms; today it includes laborers poor folks pastors organizers and others bound together by a conviction: It does not have to be this way.</p><p>Edited by Liz Theoharis theologian pastor anti-poverty activist and editor of <i>We Cry Justice</i> and Charon Hribar song leader cultural organizer and social ethicist this book guides readers through a journey of remembering healing mourning action and celebration. It is a collection of prayers resources and stories from the communities in which they arose including:</p><p><i>A Prayer to Protect a Sacred Place</i></p><p><i>A Prayer for Burials</i></p><p><i>A Black Friday Prayer for Workers' Justice</i></p><p><i>Passover Seder</i></p><p><i>Vigil for the Detained</i></p><p><i>Healthcare Vigil</i></p><p><i>A Shinnecock Song of Peace</i></p><p><i>Earth Liturgy</i></p><p><i>A Ramadan Ritual</i></p><p><i>A Poem in the Wake of Police Violence</i></p><p><i>A Revolutionary Advent Wreath</i></p><p><i>A Prayer for Diwali</i></p><p><i>Benediction for Homeless Persons' Memorial Day</i></p>