In today's first reading, Deuteronomy 26: 4-10, Moses reminds the people that his "father was a wandering Aramean who went down to Egypt with a small household and lived there as an alien. But there he became a nation great, strong, and numerous. When the Egyptians maltreated and oppressed us, imposing hard labor upon us, we cried to the Lord, the God of our fathers, and he heard our cry and saw out affliction, our toil, and our oppression. He brought us out of Egypt with his strong hand and outstretched arm, with terrifying power, with signs and wonders...."
We have similar situations today throughout the world where people are being oppressed and are crying out to the Lord, our God, seeking to be freed from their oppressors. As with the Israelites, whom God brought out of a nation that was oppressing them, I pray that God frees the Ukrainians from Russian oppression, that Putin is defeated in his attempts to destroy the Ukrainian nation.
We also have individuals crying out to the Lord, our God, to be freed of abusers, those who are oppressing them sexually, physically, emotionally, spiritually and psychologically. May the cry of these afflicted individuals be heard. May the oppressors be brought to justice and never be allowed to repeat their crimes against anyone! I ask this in Jesus' name.
Persons may also be oppressed by mental or physical illnesses. May they also be cured in Jesus' name!
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