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LORD, the weak were oppressed.  Wrong was called right.  Those in power abused their position.

So you sent forth a king.  Through him you brought justice.  You lifted up the weak.  You tore down the powerful.  You made right right once more.

Now, LORD, send forth us.  Let us be your agents of righteousness.  Use us to bring justice for all. 

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God, every time the powerful gather, you take a seat at their table.

Though unseen by them, you are present.

Though unheard by them, you speak.

You plead: “Right the wrongs for the weak.  Stand up for the orphans.  Rescue the needy.  Pursue the wicked.”

But they never see.  They never hear.

It’s time now for you, God, to take charge.  It’s time for you to do what they will not do. 

Right the wrongs for the weak.  Stand up for the orphans.  Rescue the needy.  Pursue the wicked.

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Last Monday some of Highland’s staff and elders prayerfully drove through the 11 neighborhoods within two miles of our new facility.  This was part of an ongoing effort to learn more about the new neighborhood.  Afterwards, I stopped by the Hatcher’s new home, just minutes away from the new facility.  As they gave me the tour of their home, I remembered the first time Kendra and I purchased a home.  What I most remember is sitting in someone’s office signing document after document after document.  And what I most remember about the documents is the financial numbers.  They were the largest financial numbers ever attached to my name!  And they made me nervous!  Like many of you, the first home we purchased was not something we could afford with our own resources.  We had to ask an institution for a loan.   That institution possessed greater resources than we did and was able to fund our need.

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