World in Prayer

Sharing in God’s loving compassion for all

Prayers for the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Prayers for the Democratic Republic of the Congo return to long conflict in the east, to children facing starvation, and to Ebola outbreaks that have crossed into neighboring countries. Volcanic danger, low vaccination rates, and the pay of cobalt miners are named, with thanks for artists and for those who nurse the sick.

O God of Wonders: Prayers for Greenland, Venezuela, Protesters in Iran, and the World’s Children (January 15, 2026)

O God of Wonders, Grant us opportunities for celebrations of answered prayers this week, places where we see light break through the darkness, hope arise in the face of despair, and peace prevail in areas of conflict. Let joy and gratitude erupt spontaneously from our hearts, as we see you bring deep healing to places […]

Bread of Life: Prayers for Hunger in Gaza, Sudan, and Mali, and Protest in Togo (July 24, 2025)

Living God, you are here with each and every one of your beloved creations across the world right now and always. You hurt when we hurt, you cry when we cry, and you rejoice when we rejoice. Let that comfort us, but also instill in us a desire for change; knowing we can and must […]

Peace Be With You: A Prayer for the World as Pope Leo XIV Begins (May 15, 2025)

A week ago today, Christians around the world, Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox Christians alike, held their collective breath waiting for white smoke, the signal that a new pope had been chosen in Rome, Italy. Just a short while after the smoke signaled that the conclave had unified around one name, Robert Francis Prevost, the cardinal […]

Come, Risen One: Prayers for Kinshasa’s Floods, Kenya’s Assassination, and a World in Upheaval (May 1, 2025)

I am about to create new heavens       and a new earth; the former things shall not be remembered       or come to mind. But be glad and rejoice forever       in what I am creating… – Isaiah 65:17-18 Behold the newness of the season – the flowers bursting […]

My Soul in Stillness Waits: An Advent Prayer for 117 Million Displaced People (December 5, 2024)

Attentive Nervous Thoughtful Incarnation Concerned Immanuel Preparing Awaiting Testify Expecting The season of Advent, literally “the coming,” holds special significance for many anticipating justice. The United Nations reports that 117.3 million people are currently displaced from their homes due to war, environmental disasters, and political instability.  People from Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar, […]

In the Way of Saint Francis: Prayers for the World’s Poorest Nations and 120 Million Displaced (October 3, 2024)

We center ourselves in prayer with you O Lord. The feast day of Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) is October 4.  We pray on how he modelled humility, concern for poor people; practicing a vow of poverty, peace and nonviolence, and care for creation for generations to come. Born into a wealthy Italian merchant family, Francis […]

Lord, Have Mercy: Prayers After the Southport Killings and for Sudan’s Refugees (August 1, 2024)

O God of all peoples. Hear these prayers as bits and pieces of the news this week are shared. You know all sorrows and joys. It seems like a heavy and fearful time right now. Shine your light on these times bringing clarity and justice, peace and recovery. Renew our hearts and minds. Bring your […]

Violence Breeds Violence: A Prayer After the Trump Rally Shooting and Attacks on Candidates (July 18, 2024)

Recent days remind us of the strong grip of political violence in our world. The words from a speech on this topic of 1968’s United States Presidential candidate and assassination victim Robert Kennedy ring true. In Ecuador, five people have been imprisoned this month for their roles in last August’s assassination of presidential candidate Fernando […]

For Childhood Lost: Prayers for Children in DR Congo, Gaza, Ukraine and Forced Labor (July 4, 2024)

Holy one of fire and transformation, O lord, upon us is the unfolding travesty begun more than fifty years ago with the U.S. intervention and destabilization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The news today reports of the world’s largest humanitarian crises as fighting and defending the mineral extraction industry in the east by […]