A Litany for Justice, Liberation, Joy, and Love

Across faiths, identities, and nations, we affirm an unshakable truth:
Every person is worthy, every voice sacred, every body divine.

Our unity is not rooted in a single tradition but in a collective belief in the sacred worth of every person. Let us reject all attempts to impose religious values, symbols, or authority upon our shared civic life. 

We unite in our commitment to a society where all traditions—and those who follow none—are equally respected.

When forces seek to divide, erase, and harm, we stand as one—
Rooted in justice, driven by love, committed to liberation.

We are called to embrace joy as resistance, to dance, to celebrate, to live boldly.
In a world that weaponizes despair, joy is our defiance, our strength, our sustenance.

We are called to embrace solidarity, to uplift one another in our shared struggle.
Though our identities vary, our commitment to justice unites us.

We are called to join with people across the globe in radical solidarity.
Justice knows no borders. Love knows no borders. Resistance knows no borders.

Faith Communities are called to be places of compassion, healing, and action—spaces that do not merely welcome but actively uplift, renew, and give witness to inclusion and intersectional justice.
May our faith be evident in the ways we uplift, hold space, and leave no one behind.

We are called as faith leaders to unite in advocacy and care, making visible the lives of those under attack, providing education on trans and nonbinary realities, human sexuality, and nonviolent social change, and challenging the systems that increase vulnerabilities to harm and violence.
Knowledge is power. Understanding is liberation. Faith must always heal—not harm.

Justice is not selective; it is intersectional.
We cannot be free until all are free.

We are called as faith leaders to amplify trans theologians, whose voices, wisdom, and spiritual insights must not remain in the shadows.
Let sacred spaces be filled with wisdom that liberates, not silence.

We are called as advocates to bear one another’s burdens with grace, not judgment. Intersectional justice demands action against homophobia, transphobia, biphobia, ableism, racism, white supremacy, any religious nationalism, and every system of oppression. 

We reject policies that strip our communities of essential services, including gender affirming care, HIV, reproductive health and other programs that serve people in need.

We are called to be people of conscience, holding elected officials to account to defend the Constitution, oppose self-dealing by public officials, resist policies that dismantle collaborative spaces and institutions, and uphold the inherent dignity of every human being. No exceptions. No compromises.
We rise-up against the forces that weaken democracy and erode our shared humanity.

We call the world to reimagine love as revolutionary, faith as liberating, and neighborliness as transformative; and let us honor the activism, resistance, and resilience that drive change.
We are not powerless; we are powerful beyond measure, and we will fight for each other always.

Above all, we are called to self-care, for rest that sustains resistance and healing that strengthens the fight.
May we nourish ourselves and each other, so that we may continue the sacred work.

This is our charge. This is our calling.
Together, unstoppable and unafraid.

© 2025 Lavender Interfaith Collective. 

A Litany for Justice, Liberation, Joy, and Love is based on the Lavender Interfaith Collective (LInC) World Pride 2025 Call to Action – United for Justice, Liberation, Joy, and Love. LInC grants permission for use in worship, spiritual practice, and educational settings with the citation, © 2025 Lavender Interfaith Collective. All other rights reserved.