Heavenly Father, we lament the wounds inflicted by chattel slavery — wounds carried across generations in memory, history, family stories, and community life. We lay before you the grief unspoken, the justice deferred, and the lives torn apart by abduction, trafficking, fear, and deceit. We remember those still trapped in forced labour —in homes, workplaces, and hidden places; those whose documents are kept from them, whose wages are withheld, and whose voices are silenced. Hear their cry, O God. Break every yoke, deliver them from exploitation, and bring them justice. Open our eyes to our own complicity and make us instruments of your peace and mercy. In Jesus Christ we Pray