The LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. – Psalm 121:8 God of Memory, hear our prayers, Hear our prayer among the dailiness of our lives wherever we make our home on this earth, wherever we walk our dogs, tend our gardens, scrub our pots and pans, read our books, receive our […]
Prayers for the United States
Prayers naming the United States have followed storms, tornadoes, wildfires and floods across many states, along with elections and political tension, gun violence, and questions of migration and race. Health, mental health and the well-being of ordinary households appear often, as do thanksgivings for its landscapes and wild places.
O Lord, Hear Our Prayer: A Lament for Palestine, Sudan, Haiti, and Ukraine (August 28, 2025)
“Christ has no body but yours, No hands, no feet on earth but yours, Yours are the eyes with which he looks Compassion on this world, Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good, Yours are the hands, with which he blesses all the world.” Teresa of Avila O Lord, hear our […]
Do Not Be Afraid: Prayers for Gaza’s Journalists, Nagasaki at Eighty, and Gun Violence (August 14, 2025)
Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom…Be dressed for action and have your lamp lit. Luke 12:32-40 Not a warning, but a gentle reminder like waking up a child from sleep to get ready for the journey of the day, we too have clothes […]
Light to the Deepest Gloom: Prayers After the Kamchatka Earthquake and Tsunami (July 31, 2025)
“But true wisdom and power are found in God; counsel and understanding are His … He uncovers mysteries hidden in darkness; He brings light to the deepest gloom.” Job 12:13-22 We come together from diverse traditions—Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Indigenous, and more—to hold this moment in sacred care. For those affected by natural disasters Merciful […]
You Hold the Whole World: Prayers for Gaza, Wildfires in Canada and France, and Unvaccinated Children (July 17, 2025)
Loving Creator, You are the One who holds the whole world in Your hands. And so, we pray today for areas in our city, nation, and world in need of Your healing and presence. For Palestine where over 58,000 have been killed so far, with the latest Israeli strike killing at least 32. We pray […]
O Lord, Hear My Prayer: After the Texas Flash Floods and for the Hungry in Gaza and Yemen (July 10, 2025)
Note from this week’s writer: Many of us in the U.S. can’t get the images out of our minds of the disastrous flash flood in Texas this week. We hold those images before us as we pray for all all facing disasters throughout the world. Read Psalm 46:1-7. O Lord, hear my prayer; O Lord, […]
Watch Over Your Children: A Prayer of Anger and Trust for All Nations (July 3, 2025)
A note from this week’s writer: These aren’t the prayers I woke up thinking I would write this week. These aren’t even the prayers I particularly want to pray. But maybe – just maybe – after the U.S. government today proved it only cares about making the richest even richer and more powerful at the […]
Let Us Be the Hope: Prayers for the Middle East, Fires in Brazil and Greece, and Measles (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 […]
We Dream of Days: Prayers After the Graz School Shooting and the Air India Crash (June 12, 2025)
Then afterward I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. – Joel 2:28 God of our hearts, We give thanks for the dreams you place in our lives. Dreams of safer spaces and places […]
Hopeful in the Midst of Grief: Prayers for Canada’s Wildfires, Mothers in Gaza, and Pride (June 5, 2025)
Loving God, We come before you today, in a world which feels torn apart. Our natural environment feels hopeless right now as thousands across Northern and Western Canada are fleeing due to forest fires. And as Yellowstone National Park in the U.S.A. faces wildfires and hydrothermal explosions as well as nearby earthquakes. In the midst […]
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