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Prayer for Those Experiencing Homelessness

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God who sees the overlooked, for those without shelter tonight— Sleeping on streets. Huddling under bridges. Surviving in cars. Be their covering. Be their warmth. Be their hope. Forgive us for wal

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Matthew 25:35-40Proverbs 31:8-9Luke 4:18

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