Prayer to End Human Trafficking . . .

O God of every family on earth, 

Loving and compassionate God, 

We come before you in prayer 

Unable to fully comprehend the horror of women and men and children 

Transported to unknown places 

To be exploited and abused 

Because of greed and profit. 

We are people of many creeds, united in our sadness and our anger. 

We cry out together against the degrading practice of human trafficking. 

Our hearts are saddened and our spirits angry that their dignity and rights

Are being transgressed through threats, deception, and force. 

Give us the wisdom and courage to stand up against the evil that makes it possible

For people to buy and sell and trade others. 

Give us the wisdom and courage to stand in solidarity with the victims, 

That together we will find a way 

To the freedom that is your gift to all of us. 

We pray for it to end. AMEN 

Taken from School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND), Canadian Province, Trafficking Reflection Booklet, p. 10 Prayer to End Human Trafficking