Prayers on Ash Wednesday for Immigrants’ Rights in 2014 - Developed by Rev. Noel Andersen Greeting Ash Wednesday is a tradition designed repent from our sin and transform our lives and our communities to be focused on the love of God. Every day 1,100 people are deported tearing families apart and over the last five years nearly 2 million immigrants have been deported. As we prepare spiritually for Easter, let us repent from the structural sin that is our broken immigration system, causing daily separation of thousands of families and children left without parents. Together let us pray for full integration and inclusion to welcome our immigrant brothers and sisters into our communities and congregations. Read more