World in Prayer

Sharing in God’s loving compassion for all

World News This Week in Prayer, Thursday, December 21, 2023

For those living in the northern hemisphere, December 21st or the Winter Solstice is the day with the least amount of daylight. In some churches this is recognized in worship with a “Longest Night” or “Blue Christmas” service. Ever Present God, On this night our siblings in the northern hemisphere experience the longest night of […]

World News in prayer this week – Thursday, December 14, 2023

O Great Guide, who led shepherds and kings by the light of a star, when we feel most lost, we pray you light a way forward. We are bombarded with news of war and death, like bombs blasting open our hearts. We pray for all areas around the globe that are experiencing war, including: Israel […]

World News This Week in Prayer – Thurs., Dec. 7, 2023

“Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.”  –Isaiah 40:1 Comforting God of us all, Oh, how we need your abiding peace.  A peace that only you can give as we navigate this season in our homes, our relationships, our jobs, our neighborhoods, and our world. God, you say “comfort, comfort,” and yet we feel the […]

World News in Prayer – Thursday, 30th November 2023

Editor: Shortly after the prayers were posted, the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas broke down. In light of this, as duty editor, I have amended and re-posted our prayers.In the midst of chaos, I will be peace. In the heart of anger, I will be love. In the presence of despair, I will be hope. […]

World News in Prayer- Thursday, November 23, 2023

During a week when many ponder the end of the liturgical year and may follow the lectionary reading from Matthew 25: 31-46, “Judgement of the Nations,” we pray: For I was hungry and you gave me food. . . The world mourns the loss of United States humanitarian and political organizer Rev. Arthur Simon, founder […]

World News in Prayer- Thursday, November 16, 2023

Dear God, A prayer is not a news bulletin, a donation request, telegram, text message, or a voice message. One could suppose that each could contain elements of a prayer, but they seem quite secular and every day. How do we ask you to bring your peace that passes all understanding among us in these […]

World News This Week In Prayer – Thursday, November 9, 2023

God of our Longings, The German root of longing, langen, is ‘reach, extend.’ We reach and extend our hands and hearts to You. We reach and extend our hands and hearts to each other as we see so much that is broken and longing to be made whole again. We long for deep and lasting […]

World News This Week In Prayer – Thursday, November 2, 2023

Merciful One, it is not for us to judge those who have died.  Rather, we come to you with the assurance of your great compassion.  We unite with these wounded brothers and sisters of ours and believe that you draw all to your forgiving heart.  May the love we bear be encouragement for all souls […]

World News This Week in Prayer – Thurs., Oct. 26, 2023

My maternal grandparents wanted to emigrate to Israel. Growing up as extremely poor Jews in Poland,  in 1920 they were barely out of their teens when they caught the dream of a safe homeland for Jews, governed not by hereditary leaders, but by the people. With no ships willing to transport Jews to what the […]