My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. (James 2:1)
Father of Justice and Mercy,
I pray that these children grow to see people as you see them. You see the inner person, not the outer appearance. You see that we all are flawed, but that we all are you children, marred by sin and by life experience, each having wounds that have not fully healed and which affect our behavior and decisions. I pray that they fight to avoid to natural tendency to pay more attention to those of high stature in their community, particularly in the community of faith. I pray they are willing to invest time in those of low estate, those who are less public in their service to you, those whom the world (and sadly even the church) would view as less "significant". This will be a life-long inner battle and pray you give them the vision, the determination and the strength to fight it.
Amen
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