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A prayer<\/h3>\n

inspired by Genesis 12:1-7<\/a><\/em>
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Lord, help us answer your call as readily as our father Abram, that we might extend your blessing throughout our community. Remind us that the places where we find you become altars in our world.  Amen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 
\nfrom Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals<\/a><\/em> by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and Enuma Okoro, p. 91
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A prayer inspired by Genesis 12:1-7   Lord, help us answer your call as readily as our father Abram, that we might extend your blessing throughout our community. 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