Week 5: Women’s Empowerment Month
During the month of March we are praying together as we celebrate women from across many professions and backgrounds during the month of March. This guide to daily prayer is designed to be simple, accessible, and invites all in the Scarritt Bennett community to prayer together as we start this year together.
March 29: The Researcher Rosalind Franklin
Rosalind Franklin’s meticulous experimental work and pioneering use of X-ray diffraction techniques have made her an inspirational figure in scientific research.
Short Prayer: Illuminate researchers with curiosity and perseverance, to uncover truths that can change the world.
Scripture: Proverbs 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.
March 30: The Storyteller Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian writer and storyteller renowned for her novels, essays, and short stories that explore themes of identity, feminism, and post-colonialism in contemporary African society.
Short Prayer: Speak through the storytellers who light our way through their words and teach us to see the needs for justice beyond ourselves.
Scripture: Matthew 13:3 And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying: ‘A sower went out to sow.
March 31 The Liberator Harriet Tubman
Harriett Tubman’s courage, strategic planning, and unwavering commitment to freedom and justice have made her an iconic figure in the fight against slavery and a symbol of resilience and liberation.
Short Prayer: Empower the liberators who show us paths least travelled as they lead us into lives free from fear so that we might overcome and be co-creators of justice in the world.
Scripture: Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free.
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