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.

Precious Lord, Lead Them Home: Prayers for Typhoon Rammasun and Gaza (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 […]

How Can We Ask Forgiveness: Prayers for South Sudan’s Children and the Rohingya (June 19, 2014)

Dearest One, How can I ask forgiveness for letting a person die? How can we ask forgiveness not just for ourselves, but for the whole world? Not just for this moment in time, but for all of human history, for all lives to come? Four sleeping homeless people were run over – apparently deliberately – […]

With Ashes on Our Foreheads: A Lenten Prayer for Freedom, Hunger, and Human Rights (March 6, 2014)

Morning Psalm I open my heart, Loving God… I place myself in your hands… I breathe in the beauty of the rising sun… I savor the gift of another day of life. Wherever this day leads, let me rest in the assurance of your presence with me, in me, around and under me. Let me […]

Home by Another Road: A New Year Prayer for a World Still Broken After Christmas (January 2, 2014)

World in Prayer This Week – January 2, 2014 “And having been warned in dream not to return to Herod, they [the Wise Ones] left for their own country by another road.” Matthew 2:12 (NRSV) God of dreams and desires, in this sacred season you reach to the world in rhythms beyond the rational. An […]

Your Word Is a Lamp: An Interfaith Prayer for Peace in Forgotten Wars (October 17, 2013)

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” – Psalm 119:105 Loving God of light and goodness and grace and peace; by whatever name you are known we give you thanks. With people of faith around the world we proclaim you and seek common ways to worship and serve […]

Guide Us into Action: Prayers After the Kenyan Bus Crash and a Sao Paulo Collapse (August 29, 2013)

Creator and Sustainer of all that has been, for all that is and all that shall be, we gather in your holy presence. To you we offer praise and thanksgiving for all of the blessings you provide. In this time of worship we come seeking your grace, your wisdom and your peace. Hear us now as we pray and […]