The world lost a great leader this week – Pope Francis – head of the Catholic Church since 2013 until his death at the age of 88 on April 21st, just one day after giving his Easter address. Although World in Prayer provides ecumenical prayers, this week, in honour of the man who brought liberation […]
World News in Prayer – Thursday, April 10, 2025
“You will never feel proud of your work if you find no joy within it; your best work is always joyful work.” Stevie Wonder Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, order your disciples to stop.” He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out.” Luke […]
World News This Week In Prayer – Thursday, April 3, 2025
Beloved, are you there amongst the rubble and remains of thousands who lost their lives from the earthquake in Myanmar…..are you there to cradle their broken bodies with your tenderness? Most Merciful One, send us a sign that you are there within the devastation and crippling heartbreak of every person touched by war in Syria, […]
World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, March 20, 2025
As we enter the Vernal Equinox today, March 20, when day and night are roughly equal all around the globe, we long for your balance, O God. Too often we find ourselves lost in what seems like the endless darkness of the news and we are unable to see the light. This day, guide us […]
World News This Week In Prayer – Thursday, March 6, 2025
A World Prayer for Unity, Peace, and Healing We come together in this sacred moment, our hearts intertwined across continents and cultures, acknowledging the diverse tapestry of beliefs that enrich our world. Today, we lift our prayers for healing, understanding, and harmony, recognizing the sacredness in all paths toward truth and love. We hold in […]
World News This Week in Prayer, Thursday, February 20, 2025
Introduction to the prayer: (If prayer is used in a worship service, the people, the congregation, read aloud the bold print.) Just over a month ago, the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, The Right Reverend Mariann Budde, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington D.C., USA delivered a sermon at the Washington Cathedral as a prelude […]
World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, January 30, 2025
Loving God, it is sometimes difficult to find the words to pray when our hearts and souls feel weary about all that is happening in our world. We look for comfort and hope, but sometimes the situations that surround us need a miracle. As we come to you in prayer this week, let us remember […]
World News in Prayer – Thursday, 23rd January 2025
Writer’s Note: Every year, the northern hemisphere recognizes a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity between 18 January and 25 January. This focus on Christian unity recognizes Jesus’ prayer in John chapter 17 that the church “may all be one … so that the world may believe.” For 2025, Christians around the world were encouraged […]
World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, January 16, 2025
Writer’s note: Unexpectedly, I am to write this week, with my mind in a whirl of clamoring news and imminent events. If the eminent theologian, Rowan Williams, uses the prayer method of ‘I turn up, and shut up’, it will more than suffice for my need and hopefully yours. Let us journey together under the […]
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, […]
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