Lover of all who are wounded, heal us. Lover of all who wound, forgive us. Lover of all that is, save us. We close our eyes and dream of a life where tenderness reigns, Where drops of dew caress our cheek in the morning And linens of the softest moss invite us into slumber As the moon serenades us with her beauty. We long […]
World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, August 21, 2025
Holy One, Your creation is groaning. Our world is full of suffering and strife. We come into our time of prayer with heavy hearts, hurting with those who hurt, weeping with those who weep. Let our prayers be a catalyst for good – let them soften hard hearts, let them bring relief to those in […]
World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, 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 […]
World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, June 26, 2025
Gracious God, As we sit in this time of turmoil and strife, let our eyes fix on you. Let our hearts be open to your mercy and hope. We are bombarded on all sides by news of war, famine, and illness. We are overcome with feelings of sorrow, worry, and grief. Come to us, be […]
World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, 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, […]
World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, 24 October 2024
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is —his good, pleasing and perfect will. — Romans 12:2 O Lord, renew our minds and with that clarity set us toward your perfect will. […]
World News this Week in Prayer, Thursday, 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 […]
World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, 1st August 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 […]
World News This Week In Prayer – Thursday, June 27, 2024
Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives. Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his country. The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine […]
World News This Week In Prayer – Thursday, March 21, 2024
As millions of Christians celebrate the Passion of the Lord Jesus this week and embark upon Holy Week and the Triduum, we are reminded of a portion of the prayer, “The Noise of Politics” by Walter Brueggemann in his book Prayers for a Privileged People: We listen beyond jeering protesters and soaring jets and faintly […]
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