World in Prayer

Sharing in God’s loving compassion for all

World News This Week in Prayer – Thurs., Feb. 9, 2017

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself. -Luke 10:27 “it is written in the law.” heart & soul. love. neighbor. even if they aren’t nice. another chance to hear that answer.       […]

World News This Week in Prayer – Thurs., Jan 26, 2017

“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” – Jesus, spoken as he was being crucified (Luke 23:34) For almost 17 years, World In Prayer has been posting prayers based on international news, trying to say and show that every human being, in every country, is beloved by God. Trying to find the […]

World News in Prayer – Thursday, 12th January 2017

“I waited patiently for the Lord.  He lifted me out of the mud and mire, he set my feet upon a rock.  He put a new song in my mouth.”  (Psalm 40:1-3) God, awaken us to a new year.  Awaken us also to a new spirit, a new will, even a new way. As we […]

World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, December 29, 2016

Abba God, following the examples of the shepherds, wise men, Simeon and Anna and millions before us, we worship and adore you, giving thanks and praise. As the turbulence that was 2016 draws to a close, we pause on the cusp of what was, what is and what is to be… There is so much […]

World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, December 15, 2016

We have come to worship you, Shepherd of Israel.  Out of the busy-ness we create for ourselves at this season, we come to remember why.   We give thanks for the bravery of Mary, for the courage of Joseph,  and we ask that these qualities support us in the face of overwhelming commercialization and the rewriting of […]

World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, November 17, 2016

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7 Beloved God, we see evidence throughout the world of how hard it is for some neighbors to love one another. We find continued difficulty in seeing You in each other. We […]

World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016

On Sunday after Sunday in our worship we sing:             Worthy is Christ, the Lamb who was slain,             Whose blood set us free to be people of God.             Power and riches, wisdom and strength,             And honor and blessing and glory are his.  And with these words in mind this day, we pray […]

World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016

Once again, Lord, the voice of the prophets remains strikingly relevant through the centuries.  Joel 2:24-25a reminds us that: The threshing floors shall be full of grain, the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. I will repay you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten.  As we pray for people who are […]