Jesus is a rock in a weary land, A weary land, a weary land; My Jesus is a rock in a weary land, A shelter in the time of storm. African American spiritual God of forgiveness and mercy, God of grace and truth, we enter this season of Lent with both gratitude and trepidation. Evidence […]
World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, 20 February 2020
World News in Prayer – Thursday, February 20, 2020 We offer our prayers for the growth of God’s kingdom in our world today, uniting our voices with Christ, who perfects our prayers. Let us pray. Holy Rock, when our world trembles and quakes, when plagues of locusts take over, and when drought and wildfires wreak […]
World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, 21 November 2019
Ever-present God, as we come to the end of another liturgical year, we remember and celebrate the present and coming kingship of Christ. We anticipate the coming day when the prophetic words of scripture are fulfilled and we work, diligently, to co-create a world where all people are loved and respected. Yet, we are perplexed […]
World News this Week in Prayer – Thursday, 24 October 2019
Creator God, we give thanks for the privilege of praying. Hear us as we try to pray for our world. Our world seems to be surround by protests. We pray for those in Chile and Ecuador who protest against income inequality. We pray for those who protest about corruption in Iraq, Egypt, and Lebanon. We […]
World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, 26 September 2019
Precious Lord, take my hand. Lead me on, let me stand. I am tired, I am weak, and worn. Precious Lord, there are times when the news of the world – your world – seems only to abuse and abase us, when it seems indeed to assault us. When a large clump of the Mont […]
World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, 18 July 2019
As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem. Isaiah 66:13 Mother God, How grateful we are, Lord, for your constant presence in our lives as we walk as little children on this earth. As we look around this world and see the awful things which happen […]
World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, 23 May 2019
Creator of the universe, the same yesterday, today and forever and yet new every morning: You made the world in beauty. Open our hearts to your power that moves around us and between us and within us, until your glory is revealed in our love of all communities. Transform us and all communities by your justice […]
World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, 21 February 2019
[Italics are quotes from “Ella’s Song” by Sweet Honey in the Rock.] We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes. Almighty God, we pray for all who fear for their lives around the globe, living in war-torn areas, living in fear of terrorism, and living under oppressive governments, including: the civilians in Baghuz, Syria […]
World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, January 10, 2019
And a voice came from above, “You are my beloved child; I love you.” – Luke 3:22 Baptized in water, sealed by the Spirit, marked with the sign of Christ our king: Born of the Spirit, we are God’s children; joyfully now God’s praise we sing. Michael Saward, tune: BUNESSAN Holy One, you who love […]
World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, 1 November 2018
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the […]