International Day of the Girl prayer

We pray that women and girls everywhere may live life abundantly as God intended for them.

God of love and life, we pray for a change in the mindset of people to accept and respect your image in every person without bias.

May we all be valued equally as precious and loved.

Help us to uphold the dignity and empower the ‘girl child’ to play the rightful role in society.

We pray for all victims of abuse, discrimination and violence who feel unloved and rejected.

Heal their wounds and strengthen them to attain their potential to live fuller life.

We pray for the safety of girls in vulnerable situations, those who are trafficked, exploited, oppressed and in distress

We pray for those in authority that they be sensitive to issues affecting the girl child,

and adopt measures to promote their growth.

May the God who dances in creation, who embraces us with love, enable us to always act justly and bless our work to create a better world for all.