Blessed Juneteenth
The Diocese of El Camino Real wishes you all a blessed Juneteenth. Let us pray.
God of freedom and justice,
on this Juneteenth we give thanks for liberation,
we remember the sins of slavery and racism,
and we pray for the courage to seek truth, healing, and peace.
Make us instruments of your justice and love;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Adapted from the Book of Common Prayer, especially “For Social Justice” (p. 260), which prays: “Grant us grace fearlessly to contend against evil and to make no peace with oppression…” and “For the Diversity of Races and Cultures” (p. 840).