World in Prayer

Sharing in God’s loving compassion for all

World News This Week In Prayer – Thursday, January 7, 2016

“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;…” “I have summoned you by name; you are mine. Do not be afraid, for I am with you;” Isaiah 43: 1 & 5 “Why did he come?  He came down that we may have love, … peace, … joy.”  Cameroon (Africa) Carol As we celebrate the Baptism […]

World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, November 12

Having but recently celebrated that moment “at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month month” 97 years ago when the belligerents of World War I agreed to armistice, to the cessation of harmful deeds even in the absence of an agreed formula for a fully organized peace, let us lift hands […]

World News in Prayer This Week- Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015

Gracious and Good God, we come towards All Saints’ Day with darkness in our world and with hope for your light.   We pray for the saints who have entered your kingdom who healed individuals and neighborhoods. We pray for those angels among us: those who feed the hungry, comfort the aggrieved, and love their neighbors. […]

World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, August 13, 2015

God, in the trouble of this world, in the confusion of rumor and news, in the anxiety of daily life, we pray that you will give us wisdom, that we may discern between good and evil.   Give us wisdom in selecting our leaders. We pray for Sri Lanka as they prepare for their Parliamentary […]

World News This Week In Prayer – Thursday, June 11, 2015

Gracious Lord, we seek your Kingdom, which grows during both day and night. Help us, even when we do not know how, to remember that when things seem dark you are still at work in the world.   We pray for   China where the mass migration of parents looking for work have left millions […]

World News This Week in Prayer- Thursday, June 4, 2015

Assured of God’s grace and sustained by God’s love, let us open our hearts and minds as we pray together. Ever present God, with thanksgiving and praise we honor you for the gift of life. Your love strengthens us in times of despair, your wisdom speaks to us in times of uncertainty, and your Spirit […]

World News This Week in Prayer – November 27th 2014

“Praise and thanksgiving, Father we offer, for all things living you have made good” Hymn by Albert F.Bayly Father at the start of a new Christian year we offer our thanksgiving for all the mercies we have received over the past years. Despite the snow and difficult traveling conditions for many in Canada and the […]

World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, August 14, 2014

World in Prayer for August 14, 2014   (As I looked around me at our world this week, preparing to write these prayers, I found myself singing over and over the words to Marty Haugen’s wonderful hymn, “Healer of Our Every Ill”, and so I have incorporated them into the prayers for this week.)   […]

World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, July 17, 2014

Precious Lord, take my hand, Lead me on, let me stand, I am tired, I am weak, I am worn; Through the storm, through the night, Lead me on to the light, Take my hand, precious Lord, Lead me home.   Even as we sing, even as we pray, Precious Lord, our thoughts turn to […]