Saint Joan of Arc

Lord, Jesus Christ 
who reached across the ethnic boundaries 
between Samaritan, Roman and Jew 
who offered fresh sight to the blind and freedom to captives, 
help us to break down the barriers in our community, 
enable us to see the reality of racism and bigotry, 
and free us to challenge and uproot it 
from ourselves, our society and our world.
Amen.