Unknown. Unnamed. Un-prayed for. This morning began with the news of a mass shooting at a mall in Louisiana, U.S. And of a special balloon release at a preschool, to commemorate two of its students who were killed over the weekend in another mass shooting, along with six siblings, also in the U.S. Yesterday, an […]
Prayers for Israel
Israel is held in these prayers chiefly through conflict and its aftermath: rocket fire and airstrikes, hostages and ceasefires, and the grief shared with Palestine and Lebanon. Elections, government tension and corruption inquiries are noted, as are journalists at risk and people who long for an ordinary, secure day.
On the Road to Emmaus: Prayers for Lebanon, Turkey’s School Shootings, and a Sunken Rohingya Boat (April 16, 2026)
Easter God, In this change of seasons, for some autumn, for others springtime, may it be a time of new beginnings, We realize that oftentimes the news tells us a different story. When we read the news, We often feel it is still full of death and decay, As if we remained in the tomb […]
Lay Down Your Weapons: Prayers for Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, and Children Held in US Detention (April 9, 2026)
Eternal Spirit,In this short week, we ask for your mercy and peace that passes all understanding.Since Good Friday, we live anew because Christ has died.We entered the Holy Saturday of deepening grief and perhaps a profound surrender.Christ has Risen!Easter joy arrived, and we are reminded that the door to paradise has been opened by Christ!Yet, […]
We See Christ Crucified Still: A Good Friday and Easter Prayer for a Wounded World (April 2, 2026)
Note from this week’s writer: I cannot separate Easter Day from Good Friday. One without the other is senseless to me. When I read or hear the news from around the world, there is always a mixture of the bleakness and helplessness of Good Friday and the hope and joy God brings out of chaos, […]
Toward Palm Sunday: Prayers for Nations at War, Flooding in Hawaii, and Those Facing Antisemitism (March 26, 2026)
Lord of mercy and Father of all good, As we walk the quiet road toward Palm Sunday, steady our hearts in the rhythm of Your grace. In these Lenten days, where reflection meets longing, teach us to lay down not only palm branches, but the burdens we clutch so tightly— our pride, our fear, our […]
Resurrection Is New Creation: Prayers After the Kabul Hospital Airstrike, for Iran and Ukraine (March 19, 2026)
O God, you created us all in your image and declared us good, yet we question your judgment and act as though some lives are worth less than others. Our hearts are so often heavy with the news of the world, yet we do not carry it alone. Let us know that Jesus weeps with […]
We Pray for Peace: A Prayer for Iran, Israel, the United States, and Every Nation Drawn Into War (March 12, 2026)
We come before You with heavy hearts as war spreads and many lives are shaken. Many of David’s psalms called out to the Lord for protection, strength and victory against his enemies – we pray for divine peaceful intervention during this conflict. David trusted God and called upon the Lord to defend and scatter foes. […]
Peace Rather Than Bloodshed: A Lenten Prayer for Iran, Ukraine, and Antarctica’s Glaciers (March 5, 2026)
Holy One, whose tender mercy walks with us on our Lenten journey, we find the wilderness of our world both confusing and full of wonder. In this season of Lent, remind of us of the pilgrimage Christ made to the Cross, while we also walk alongside our global family filled with refugees, those holding pain […]
Ashes and Renewal: A Lenten Prayer for Nations at War and for Rev. Jesse Jackson (February 19, 2026)
Heavenly Father, Having just observed the holy day of Ash Wednesday – as we enter the sacred season of Lent – we come before You in humility. The ashes that marked us, remind us we are dust, and to dust we shall return. Strip away our pride, our distractions, and our indifference. Create in us clean hearts, O God, […]
Groanings Too Deep for Words: Winter Storms and a Ferry Sinking in the Philippines (January 29, 2026)
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. – Romans 8:26, ESV Everlasting Comforter, Prince of Peace, Today we come to you not knowing how to pray. Our world often […]
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