Leader: We take a walk because we choose to walk.
People: Refugees take a walk because they are forced to flee.
Leader: We drive on roads hoping not to hit pot holes.
People: Refugees drive on roads hoping not to hit land mines.
Leader: We dream of taking a leisurely boat ride.
People: Refugees dream of finding a safe landing.
Leader: We desire ice in our diet drink.
People: Refugees desire clean water to drink.
Leader: We are concerned about what to cook for dinner.
People: Refugees are concerned about where to find a scrap of food.
Leader: We worry about our closets getting too full.
People: Refugees worry about having only the clothes on their back.
Leader: We don‘t like having our toothpaste squeezed in the middle.
People: Refugees don‘t like having no way to keep clean.
Leader: We despair that we will someday bury a relative.
People: Refugees despair that they have left a relative unburied.
Leader: We look forward to returning home after a long journey.
People: Refugees look forward to never being forced to return home.
Leader: We want to find protection for our standard of living.
People: Refugees want to find protection to live.
ALL: Lord, we ask for the faith and strength to bring an end to injustice.

Additional worship materials on the theme of refugee and immigration ministries are available on the Internet at www.discipleshomemissions.org/rim/Material.htm. Click on RIM Worship Materials.