Ideas for using the prayer in congregational worship: In 1739 Charles Wesley composed the text to “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing,” and in 1828 Carl Gotthelf Gläser set Wesley’s text to the hymn tune he composed and named AZMON. In 1989, Miriam Therese Winter set fresh words to the hymn’s majestic music. Winter’s […]
Prayers for Spain
Spain appears in these prayers chiefly through migration by sea, with rescues, drownings, and the welcome or refusal that follows. Wildfires, heatwaves, floods in Valencia and Andalusia, a train crash, and attacks in Barcelona are held here, along with gratitude for citizenship offered to the descendants of the expelled.
Wonder and Grief: The Total Eclipse, Colombia’s Earthquake, and Journalists of Courage (August 13, 2026)
Lover of the sky, painted with pink and gold streaks, with billowy clouds that invite us to rest, we praise you for the beauty that you gift us each day. We ask your forgiveness for our lack of attention. Thank you for offering us the extraordinary event of a total eclipse in Greenland, Spain, and […]
Through the Water and the Fire: Prayers for European Wildfires, Japan’s Earthquake, and Addiction (July 30, 2026)
Gracious and loving God, we come before You with humble hearts, mindful of a world that longs for Your peace and healing. We lift to You those who are suffering from war and violence, those recovering from natural disasters, those facing hunger, illness, loneliness, and uncertainty, and all who carry burdens known only to You. […]
Weeping and Rejoicing: Prayers for the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea, and a Handshake for Lebanon (July 23, 2026)
Holy One, Source of all peoples, you call us to rejoice with those who rejoice and to weep with those who weep. Hear us now, as we bring you the week’s sorrows and its small, stubborn joys. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. We weep with the people of Iran, Kuwait, and the Gulf […]
Swords into Plowshares: Prayers for Iran, Ukraine, Sudan, and All Who Seek Refuge (July 16, 2026)
Holy One, Creator of every nation and every people, Breath that moved over the waters before the dawn of creation, we come before you carrying a world that is beautiful and wounded in equal measure. Your prophets dreamed of a day when swords would become plowshares and nations would learn war no more. Yet this […]
A New Day Is Dawning: Prayers for Ice, Salmon Streams, Antarctica, and the Strait of Hormuz (June 18, 2026)
“And yet, there is only One great thing, The only thing: To live to see in huts and on journeys The great day that dawns And the light that fills the world.” – Inuit song of blessing Oh God of great mystery and God of the hearth and home. God of the seas and those […]
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 […]
Blessed Are Those Who Have Regard for the Weak: Prayers for Disaster, Hunger, and Healing (February 12, 2026)
Oh, God of Light and Creator of the universe, shine on us as we pray for your intervention and healing for all mankind. Give us faith and comfort us while we wait upon answered prayers, for physical, emotional, and spiritual healing. In these times of extreme distress, we offer powerful prayers by David, the Psalmist, […]
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 […]
The Beating Heart of Justice: Prayers for Gaza’s Winter Floods, Aid Cuts, and the Amazon at COP30 (November 20, 2025)
Holy One, Eighty years ago this month France, the Soviet Union (now Russia) the United Kingdom, and the United States used the rule of law in setting up a tribunal called the Nuremberg trials. Not outright execution (as was considered) but mindful prosecution brought justice as over two dozen Nazi leaders had their wartime crimes laid out in the light in that initial tribunal. We […]
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