Prayers for Yemen

Yemen is prayed for here mainly through war, hunger and a health system stretched past its limits, with cholera, water shortages and cuts to aid named plainly. Refugees living within its borders are remembered as well. These prayers return often to the concern that Yemen is slipping from the world's attention.

World News This Week In Prayer – Thursday, November 5, 2026

Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old, things that we have heard and known, that our ancestors have told us. We will not hide them from their children; we […]

World News This Week in Prayer – Thursday, October 22, 2026

Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God… Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, so that we may rejoice and be glad all our days… Have compassion […]

World News This Week in Prayer – Thurs, Oct. 8, 2026

Welcoming God, You make room for us, not because we have earned a place, but because your love is wider than our fear and your table has room for all. Remind us that our tables are not not intended to be closed and by invitation only, but are meant to be an open, expansive announcement […]

World News This Week in Prayer – Thurs., Sept. 30, 2026

Creator God, As the Western hemisphere enters autumn, we see the changing leaves and bold colours that remind us that beauty can emerge even in seasons of letting go. The rhythms of creation remind us that life always changes, nothing stays stagnant, and sacredness can be found in release. But we know that letting go […]

World News This Week in Prayer, Thursday, September 17, 2026

O Lord, let our spirits arise to meet with you today as the morning rises to meet the sun. Let our hearts rejoice in your unfailing goodness. Let our mouths sing new songs of praise and adoration when we consider your creation and the wonders you have made. We are in awe of the splendor […]

Prayers for the World’s Waterways: Drought, Floods, and the Strait of Hormuz (August 6, 2026)

Spirit of God, as you hovered over the waters at the start of the creation, hover over the waterways of our world through navigation, water treatment, purification, desalination, and sewage treatment to prevent the spread of waterborne diseases. We pray for the safe passage of goods and supplies as nations use maritime waterways, where wars […]

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 […]

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 […]