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When Jesus Went to Egypt: A Hymn for Immigrant Families

By Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
Image via Reuters//Loren Elliott/
Jun 12, 2018
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O God, we pray for children
And families coming here
Now facing separation,
And filled with grief and fear.
For children, loved and treasured,
Are ripped from loving kin. 
This deed, by any measure,
Is torture. It’s a sin!

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Image via Reuters//Loren Elliott/