PRAYER FOR THE DEAF AND DISABLED
COMMUNITIES OF THE UK
on the occasion of the UN hearing on Monday March 18th 2024
into breaches of The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The world comes to see Jesus, drawn by the Light
which cannot be overcome by the darkness.
But some face barriers made by human society,
both deliberately and unthinkingly;
barriers which disable people from
participation in the life of our churches,
in the life of our village community,
and in the life of our nation and world.
We light this candle as a sign of our prayer,
that the radical love of God
would inspire justice, peace,
and inclusion for people living with impairments.
May the love of Jesus spread
like a fragrance filling the whole world.
We pray for the leaders of our nation,
that they might seek and promote justice
and inclusion to Deaf and Disabled
members of society.
We pray in the name of Jesus,
whose wounds of impairment
were borne with him as he ascended,
and did not disable him
from entering into the eternal joy of heaven
where he reigns in glory. Amen.
You can watch proceedings at the UN livestreamed on 18th March 2024.
Vicar of Villages 