18 NOV 18 – Protecting the Girl Child

OT Job 42:10-17
Psalm 45:8-14
Epistle Acts 16:16-18
Gospel Matthew 15:21-28
Evening Jude11:34-40 / Acts 9:36-43
Collect: Creator God, you created us man and woman in your own image. We thank you for
all the girl children in our homes, Churches and society. We pray for the girl children who
are victims of sexual abuse, harassment and child labour. May you grant us courage so that
we may fight against these evils and also foeticide and infanticide. Enable us to respect,
honour and protect girl children in our own context and thereby assure future to them,
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God
world without end. Amen.