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VERSE: Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as areappointed to destruction. -- Proverbs 31:8 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Proverbs+31:8&translation=kjvTHOUGHT: God's people in every era are called to defend the rights of theweak, speak up for the disenfranchised, and protect the lives ofthose who are vulnerable. This comprehensive call is the greatreminder that the blessings, rights, wealth, and power we may haveis not ours alone; it is a gift from God to be used to bless thosewho have no power to speak, to defend, or to protect themselves.PRAYER: Father, rouse in your people, rouse in me, a passion to stand upfor those who are vulnerable to abuse, to abandonment, and toattack. Please use us, and especially Father, please use me, to bea redemptive force in the time and the circle of influence in whichI live. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.